Transfer To Germany
Al-Ali and Saudi captive Ohmed Ahmed Mahamoud Al Shurfa another man were transferred to Germany on September 16, 2010. Al-Ali was transferred to the Rhineland-Palatinate.
According to Der Spiegel Germany's Federal Government had sought the agreement of local authorities prior to completing the transfer. According to Der Spiegel German officials asserted that American officials had cleared the two men of suspicion of involvement with terrorism. Der Spiegel reported a German official asserted: "According to our knowledge, he does not pose any threat ... We haven't brought a sleeper into our country," German officials conducted interviews with the two men, in Guantanamo, in March, to confirm their suitability for transfer to Germany. German officials contacted security officials in other European countries, to confirm they had no reason to suspect the men had ties to terrorism.
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