al Qa’ida Suspect, David Hicks, Returns to Australia

Sun May 20, 2007 3:22AM EDT

By Marie McInerney

ADELAIDE (Reuters) - The first Guantanamo Bay inmate convicted of supporting terrorism by a U.S. military court returned to Australia on Sunday under a veil of secrecy, but “elated” to serve out his remaining sentence at home.

One Response to “al Qa’ida Suspect, David Hicks, Returns to Australia”

  1. War Crimes » Blog Archive » Bin Laden’s driver not a POW Says:

    […] None of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay have faced a trial. David Hicks, an Australian national formally held at the prison facility, side-stepped a trial following a plea agreement. Several other detainees, including recent British nationals, have been returned to their native countries to face prosecution there or through extradition. […]

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