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Philadelphia Inquirer
December 29, 2007
ADELAIDE, Australia - Australian David Hicks, the first person convicted at a U.S. war-crimes trial since World War II, was freed from prison today after completing his U.S.-imposed sentence.
Hicks, 32, captured fighting with the Taliban in Afghanistan in December 2001, pleaded guilty in March, after more than five years at Guantanamo prison, to providing material support to al-Qaeda and returned to Australia to serve out his sentence.
Released from South Australia state's Yatala prison, Hicks was met by his father, Terry, and lawyer and driven away in a car with a police escort. He was to make a statement later today. Terry Hicks said his son was likely to apologize for any inconvenience he caused and to thank his supporters for helping to secure his release from Guantanamo.
--AP
December 29, 2007
ADELAIDE, Australia - Australian David Hicks, the first person convicted at a U.S. war-crimes trial since World War II, was freed from prison today after completing his U.S.-imposed sentence.
Hicks, 32, captured fighting with the Taliban in Afghanistan in December 2001, pleaded guilty in March, after more than five years at Guantanamo prison, to providing material support to al-Qaeda and returned to Australia to serve out his sentence.
Released from South Australia state's Yatala prison, Hicks was met by his father, Terry, and lawyer and driven away in a car with a police escort. He was to make a statement later today. Terry Hicks said his son was likely to apologize for any inconvenience he caused and to thank his supporters for helping to secure his release from Guantanamo.
--AP