28 January, 2009

Saudi Arabia Ministry clarifies news reports on Gitmo returnees

JEDDAH: The Interior Ministry issued a statement yesterday responding to news that Saudis who had spent time in Guantanamo have reportedly joined the Al-Qaeda terrorist network.
An Interior Ministry spokesman said the Kingdom had made every effort to rehabilitate the terror suspects by providing them with necessary counseling. “In all 218 terror suspects, including Guantanamo returnees, have benefited from this program,” the spokesman said, while commenting on media reports that two Saudis who had spent time in the US prison camp in Cuba, had joined Al-Qaeda groups abroad.

These reports show that Saudi society is totally against the deviant group and will not allow them to operate within the Kingdom,” he said, adding the action of such Guantanamo returnees could affect the release of remaining prisoners.

Nuha Adlan Arab News

http://samotalis.blogspot.com/

No comments: