Former prisoner on the basis of US Navy Guantanamo, Russian Ravil Mingazov can be returned to his homeland. This was reported to the Washington Post newspaper with reference to his family and lawyers.
The publication notes that a 53-year-old citizen of Russia was contained in imprisonment for almost 15 years without charge, he was hidden from the public before conveying the United Arab Emirates to the authorities.
Lawyer MINGAZY Gary Thompson suggested that the Russian authorities decided to return the prisoner, while the UAE make efforts to his repatriation. The Russian Embassy, according to The Washington Post, did not comment on the situation.
The publication reported that in recent years, the authorities of the Emirates return to the homeland of the former prisoners Guantanamo, who were transferred to the United States. American officials, in turn, requested not to issue Russians. “The United States is aware and deeply concerned about the reports of the potential forced repatriation of the former prisoner Guantanamo to Russia from the UAE,” said the Source in the State Department.
Mingazov was the last citizen of Russia, who remained in prison in Guantanamo. The authorities of the Russian Federation demanded his issuance, noting that they were not filed officially charged. In January 2017, he was transferred to the authorities of the United Arab Emirates.
In July 2016, the United States confirmed that they intend to liberate Russian from prison, where he spent about 14 years. At the same time, in the Pentagon, they argued that Mingazov did not want to return to Russia because of the concerns that he would undergo prosecution.
Ravil Mingazov was arrested in Pakistan in 2002. According to American special services, the Russian participated in hostilities on the side of the Taliban movement (prohibited in Russia) in Afghanistan. Also in the Pentagon, it was believed that he could be associated with Al-Qaida (prohibited in Russia).