Va. teen detained in Kuwait on his way back to U.S.

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Va. teen detained in Kuwait on his way back to U.S.

ALEXANDRIA — A Virginia teenager who says he was beaten and tortured while detained in Kuwait is on his way back to the United States, a government lawyer said Thursday.


Gulet Mohamed, 19, of Alexandria, Va., had been stuck in Kuwait for nearly a month because of his apparent placement on the U.S. government’s no-fly list. He says that when he was first detained, he was handcuffed, blindfolded beaten, whipped on his feet, and interrogated about his recent travels to Yemen and Somalia.
Earlier this week, lawyers for Mohamed with the Council on American-Islamic Relations sued Attorney General Eric Holder and other U.S. officials in federal court, seeking an order that would require the government to allow Mohamed’s return to the U.S.

A judge indicated he believed Mohamed’s placement on the no-fly list was a “clear violation” of his right to return to the U.S. and was poised to issue an order. But at a hearing Thursday, Justice Department lawyer Paul Freeborne said Mohamed had been released from a Kuwaiti detention facility and was expected to board a U.S.-bound flight that was expected to arrive Friday morning at Washington Dulles
International Airport.

Mohamed’s mother, Bella Ali, attended Thursday’s hearing and said she was thankful for the support she has received from Christians and Muslims alike. Read full story
http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/2...WS01/110120058

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Gulet Mohamed, 19, of Alexandria, Va., had been stuck in Kuwait for nearly a month because of his apparent placement on the U.S. government’s no-fly list. He says that when he was first detained, he was handcuffed, blindfolded beaten, whipped on his feet, and interrogated about his recent travels to Yemen and Somalia.

Earlier this week, lawyers for Mohamed with the Council on American-Islamic Relations sued Attorney General Eric Holder and other U.S. officials in federal court, seeking an order that would require the government to allow Mohamed’s return to the U.S.

Don't you think the authorities in Kuwait should be part of that lawsuit too?

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Difficult case .. For those of us folllowing the news lately it might seem a wise decision by some low level government official. Might even save lives. But is it legal??