The now closed Camp X-Ray, the first detention facility for suspected al-Qaida and Taliban militants. (c) Charles Dharapak / AP / Press Association Images. All rights reserved.Almost 14 years after arriving at Guantánamo, Ravil Mingazov, the last Russian prisoner held there, was cleared for release on 21 July 2016 by the administrative periodic review board.
The prospect of release can create a new set of difficulties. During the review board hearing on 21 June, it was stated that Mingazov had claimed that “his treatment in Guantanamo is better than the treatment he received in Russia.”
Having fled Russia prior to being detained at Guantánamo, Ravil Mingazov has made it consistently clear that he does not wish to return home.
