WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US government’s interagency Periodic Review Board has officially cleared for release Guantanamo Bay prisoner Mohammed Kamin, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) reported on Wednesday.
"Clearing Mr. Kamin for release was the right decision. It is also the right decision for numerous other men who remain trapped in indefinite detention at Guantanamo," CCR Senior Managing Attorney Shayana Kadidal said in a press release.
Prior to being cleared by the Periodic Review Board, Kamin was deemed a "forever prisoner," one designated for indefinite detention without clearance for release or transfer, even though he was not charged with a crime.
Kamin is the 54th prisoner to be cleared for release from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, according to the CCR.
The facility remains open, despite promises from President Barack Obama to shut it down and transfer detainees to other locations worldwide or in the United States.
