Guantamano inmate must stay in Sudan if freed-family

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Source: Reuters

Wed 15 Aug 2007, 13:01 GMT

KHARTOUM, Aug 15

Washington has asked Khartoum for guarantees that detained Al Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Haj will not leave Sudan before it releases him from the Guantanamo Bay prison camp, his brother Asim al-Haj said on Wednesday.

Haj, who grew up in Sudan but is based in Qatar for his work with the television channel, was arrested and turned over to U.S. forces in Afghanistan in 2001. Accused of involvement in "terrorist" activity, he was later transferred to the U.S. prison in Cuba. ~snip~

The U.S. embassy in Khartoum declined to immediately comment on the report.

Asim al-Haj said his brother could be released by the end of the month. ~snip~

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