Obama relents to judge's order on releasing Guantanamo detainee

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Source: LA Times


After initially balking, the administration agrees to free Mohammed Jawad, now 23, for lack of admissible evidence. He'll be returned to his native Afghanistan after Congress is briefed on his case.

By David G. Savage
July 30, 2009

Reporting from Washington -- Avoiding a showdown with a federal judge, the Obama administration agreed Wednesday to release from Guantanamo Bay an Afghan prisoner who was captured as a teenager and held nearly seven years for allegedly throwing a grenade at U.S. soldiers.

The government said it would "promptly release" Mohammed Jawad, now 23, and send him to Afghanistan -- but only after it sent a required notification to Congress explaining whether his release would pose a risk to national security. That will take 22 days, the administration said.

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