Elevate your local knowledge

Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!

Select Region

Selecting your primary region ensures you get the stories that matter to you first.

Former Gitmo detainee fails again in try to leave Uruguay

Former Gitmo detainee fails again in try to leave Uruguay | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - In this May 5, 2015 file photo, former Guantanamo detainee Abu Wa'el Dhiab, from Syria, sits in front of the U.S. embassy while visiting former fellow detainees demanding financial assistance from the U.S., in Montevideo, Uruguay. Uruguay’s government is offering to bring Dhiab's family to the South American country so they can reunite. The Uruguayan foreign ministry said in a letter Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016 that the visas and expenses to bring Dhiab’s family have been approved. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – Authorities in Uruguay say an unhappy former Guantanamo detainee has failed yet again in his attempt to find a new home in another country.

Presidential aide Juan Andres Roballo confirmed Saturday that Syrian native Abu Wa’el Dhiab has returned to the country because another country had refused to take him in.

Dhiab had boarded a flight for South Africa on Thursday and apparently was denied entry.

He’s one of six former Guantanamo prisoners who were accepted by Uruguay two years ago.

Dhiab has repeatedly expressed unhappiness about life in Uruguay, but the government hasn’t been able to find an alternative.

In July, he set off on a trip through Brazil to Venezuela, which eventually sent him back to Uruguay.

News from © The Associated Press, . All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

The Associated Press

The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.

Related Articles