A Tunisian judge on Friday ordered the provisional release of an alleged bodyguard of Osama bin laden after he was detained in a terrorism probe following expulsion from Germany, a prosecution spokesman said.
“Sami Idoudi appeared today before a magistrate... Who decided on his provisional release as no charge has been filed against him,” spokesman Sofiene Sliti told AFP.
Idoudi had been taken into custody in Tunisia on July 13, upon his arrival in the country after being expelled by Germany.
He was detained in Tunisia on suspicion of involvement in terrorist acts, taking part in training in Afghanistan and being a former bodyguard to bin laden, anti-terror authorities said.
But “after 15 days of preventative detention, Sami Idoudi has been investigated by the anti-terrorist branch who have found no proof of his implication in terrorist affairs”, said Sliti.