Lotfi Bin Ali

[4][5][6] Vice magazine, who visited him in October 2015, ten and a half months after his transfer to Semey, Kazakhstan, said his local doctors didn't speak Arabic, and no translators were available.

[10] Originally, the George W. Bush administration asserted that captives apprehended in the "war on terror" were not covered by the Geneva Conventions, and could be held indefinitely, without charge, and without an open and transparent review of the justifications for their detention.

He recommended release due to Lotfi's serious health problems, but noted the Criminal Investigative Task Force regarded him as a high risk.

[22] Three Yemenis (Asim Thabit Abdullah Al-Khalaqi, Muhammad Ali Husayn Khanayna and Sabri Mohammad al Qurashi) and a fellow Tunisian (Adel Al-Hakeemy), were also transferred.

[23] National Public Radio reported that all the agencies with representatives on the Joint Review Task Force had unanimously agreed to release the five men.

Lotfi Bin Ali shortly after 7 May 2015, death of his friend Asim Thabit Abdullah Al-Khalaqi, who was transferred to Kazakhstan at the same time he was.

Vice News reported that "In cooperation with the Kazakh government, the local chapter of the ICRC is charged with the care of the former detainees, and provides healthcare, food stipends, language classes, and transport."

[7][25] It reported Kazakh authorities still hadn't issued him with identity documents, meaning he had to rely the Red Crescent Society to manage his affairs.

[citation needed] Vice was able to accompany Lotfi Bin Ali to a meeting with Alfiya Meshina, head of the Semey office of the Red Crescent Society.

Since he arrived here on the 31st of December last year and until today, all we have been doing is taking care of his health... We have so many poor and elderly people, so many large families that live much worse than he does.