did not want to return to Algeria because he feared persecution from both the Algerian government and militant anti-government forces. Mr. Naji had applied for political asylum in Switzerland, and his application was proceeding through the Swiss courts. January 2012 conviction Naji was convicted on January 16, 2012, of “belonging to a terrorist group abroad”. Naji had asserted he had been a charity worker in Afghanistan—not a fighter. According to the human rights group Reprieve the prosecution didn't introduce new evidence against him, only introducing the untested allegations from Guantanamo. Swiss asylum request In June 2013, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation reported that Abdul Aziz Naji had requested asylum in Switzerland, in 2009. Switzerland's Federal Migration Office turned down his asylum request. His lawyer appealed to Switzerland's Federal Administrative Court, which ruled, on December 10, 2009, that the justifications for turning down the asylum request were vague and inadequate. They ruled that the decision on his asylum request would have to be re-done. In June 2013, the Federal Migration Office responded to queries as to why it had not reviewed Abdul Aziz Naji's request. They wrote: “The duration of asylum proceedings is dependent on various factors, notably possible additional investigations being done to clarify the case, but also the priority order in which cases are being treated.” References External links UPDATE 2-"Missing" Guantanamo returnee back at home -family Reuters Jul 26, 2010 UPDATE 1-Whereabouts of former US detainee unknown-lawyers Reuters Jul 21, 2010 UN experts urge US to ensure no Guantánamo detainees are forcibly returned United Nations Six detainees would rather stay at Guantanamo Bay than be returned to Algeria The Washington Post July 10, 2010 Profiles of Guantanamo Detainees in Need of Safe Haven 1975 births Living people Algerian extrajudicial prisoners of the United States Guantanamo detainees known to have been released People from Batna, Algeria Algerian expatriates in Pakistan