[Ynet] Authorities in Uruguay say an unhappy former Guantanamo detainee has failed yet again in his attempt to find a new home in another country.
Presidential aide Juan Andres Roballo confirmed Saturday that Syrian native Abu Wa'el Dhiab
| ...his proper name is Jihad Ahmed Mujstafa Diyab or Deyab, seen in Rantburg's archives as Jihad Diyab. Mr. Diyab was in the habit of engaging in hunger strikes in the years after his 2002 arrest in Lahore, Pakistan. He claimed to have gone to Kabul with his family to become a honey seller, which is inconsistent with the accusations by other Bagram and Guantanamo prisoners that he went through Al Qaeda military training camps, hosted a senior Al Qaeda figure, and was an expert document and passport forger... |
has returned to the country because another country had refused to take him in.
Dhiab had boarded a flight for South Africa on Thursday and apparently was denied entry.
He's one of six former Guantanamo prisoners who were accepted by Uruguay two years ago.
Dhiab has repeatedly expressed unhappiness about life in Uruguay, but the government hasn't been able to find an alternative.
| One would be surprised if they tried very hard... |
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