The first Kuwaiti released from Guantanamo Bay was taken into government custody after he arrived home Sunday, according to a Kuwaiti lobbying for the release of detainees from this Gulf state.
Nasser al-Mutairi, aged 26, who was captured in Afghanistan three years ago, was not handcuffed when he disembarked from the government-owned plane. He embraced his brother and was led away by officials.
Al-Mutairi will be "spending the night with the government," Khaled al-Odah, who heads a group that has been lobbying on behalf of Kuwaiti detainees, told The Associated Press. It was unclear if or when al-Mutairi would be allowed to return home. Journalists were not given access to his arrival.
Eleven other Kuwaitis remain in the U.S. Navy camp for suspected "terrorists" in Cuba.
