Timeline: A Guantanamo Death Foretold
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at 07:09PM Earlier this month, Adnan Latif became the ninth detainee to die in the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay. He was found dead in his cell. By the government’s own account, he didn’t still need to be there.
Latif was among the first prisoners at Gitmo. But he was not alleged to be a high-level terror suspect, and in 2010 a federal judge ordered his release on the grounds that the government couldn’t prove his connection to Al Qaeda. That ruling was later reversed, and he remained in prison. Aside from the court battle over his detention, Latif had also been recommended for transfer multiple times by the military.
Latif’s lawyers have described Latif as mentally unstable, attempting suicide on multiple occasions. The cause of his death has not yet been made public.
Here’s a timeline of Latif’s 11-year imprisonment. [MORE]