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First Guantanamo Detainee Transferred to US for Trial
The first detainee from Guantanamo Bay has been transferred to stand trial in a US civilian court in New York. The transfer of Ahmed Ghailani comes three weeks after President Obama laid out his plans for closing the prison camp by January of next year. Adam Zagorin is senior correspondent in Washington for Time magazine.
By Sara Terry • • 1 min readThe first detainee from Guantanamo Bay has been transferred to stand trial in a US civilian court in New York. The transfer of Ahmed Ghailani comes three weeks after President Obama laid out his plans for closing the prison camp by January of next year. Adam Zagorin is senior correspondent in Washington for Time magazine.