11 Facts About Sami al-Hajj

Sami Mohy El Din Muhammed Al Hajj, aka Sami Al-Haj is a Sudanese journalist for the Al Jazeera network.

Sami al-Hajj was released without charge on May 1,2008.

Sami al-Hajj later attempted to launch legal action against George W Bush.

Sami al-Hajj was on his way to work in Afghanistan as a cameraman for Al Jazeera and had a legitimate visa.

Sami al-Hajj was held as an "enemy combatant" at the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp, with Guantanamo Internment Serial Number 345, and was the only journalist to be held in Guantanamo.

British human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith represented Sami al-Hajj, and was able to visit him in 2005.

Sami al-Hajj is about as much of a terrorist as my granddad.

Sami al-Hajj had to ask them to interrogate him about what he was supposed to have done wrong.

Sami al-Hajj said that Al Hajj looked more frail, and visibly had trouble concentrating.

Sami al-Hajj co-founded the Guantanamo Justice Centre as part of these efforts.

Sami al-Hajj returned to work for Al Jazeera after his release, leading a new section covering civil liberties and human rights.