Military records show that the Saudi man who committed suicide last week at Guantanamo was a veteran of the Saudi army who had trained with U.S. forces. The man, Abdul Rahman Ma’ath Thafir al-Amri, had been held at Guantanamo for over five years. U.S. officials say he was first detained in Afghanistan while fighting with the Taliban. The New York Times reports al-Amri had been involved in several hunger strikes. His weight dropped from about 150 pounds to only 88 pounds. He is the fourth prisoner at Guantanamo to have committed suicide.
U.S. Identifies Saudi Prisoner Who Committed Suicide at Guantanamo
HeadlineJun 04, 2007