Transfer to Germany

Al Shurfa and another man were transferred to Germany in September 2010.
Al Shurfa was transferred to Hamburg

Hamburg

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According to Der Spiegel

Der Spiegel

Der Spiegel is a German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg. It is one of Europe's largest publications of its kind, with a weekly circulation of more than one million.-Overview:...

Germany's Federal Government had sought the agreement of local authorities prior to completing the transfer.
According to Der Spiegel German officials asserted that American officials had cleared the two men of suspicion of involvement with terrorism.
German officials conducted interviews with the two men, in Guantanamo, in March, to confirm their suitability for transfer to Germany.
German officials contacted security officials in other European countries, to confirm they had no reason to suspect the men had ties to terrorism.

External links

• Ayman al Shurafa
• Locked Up Alone
• Germany takes in two Arab captives from Guantánamo
• Who Are the Two Guantánamo Prisoners Freed in Germany? Andy Worthington, September 21, 2010