The Pentagon has announced that it had dropped conspiracy and terrorism charges against five Guantanamo detainees but said it could reinstate them at a later time.
The Office of Military Commissions Convening Authority has dismissed without prejudice the pending charges against five Guantanamo detainees, said Jeffrey Gordon, a spokesman for the Department of Defense.
'Dismissed without prejudice' means that the government can raise the charges again at a later time.
The detainees affected have been named as Noor Uthman Mohammed of Sudan, Binyam Mohammed of the UK, Sufyiam Barhumi of Algeria, and Ghassan Abdullah al Sharbi and Jabran Said Bin al Qahtani of Saudi Arabia.
Chief prosecutor Army Colonel Lawrence Morris has appointed new lawyers who will review available material and recommend appropriate action in each case.
