Guantanamo Habeas Corpus Update

A federal judge has ordered a Yemeni detainee released from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ruling that the government relied too heavily on problematic witnesses to make its case that he was a terrorist.

In a 45-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler said the government failed to prove that Alla Ali Bin Ali Ahmed, 25, supported the Taliban or al-Qaeda. He was arrested in Pakistan and has been held at the Guantanamo Bay prison since 2002.