U.S. Sending a Convict Back to Yemen

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON (AP) — Osama bin Laden’s former driver is being transferred from the United States detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to his home country, Yemen, a senior defense official said Monday.

The detainee, Salim Hamdan, was convicted in August of aiding Al Qaeda and sentenced to five and one-half years in prison. Mr. Hamdan would be eligible for release in January with credit for time served.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the matter, said Mr. Hamdan would serve the rest of his sentence in Yemen.