The lawyers for a 400-pound Egyptian inmate at Guantanamo Bay had their request rejected for a court to get involved with his medical handling.
According to a recently released ruling in Miami, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly determined that Tarek El-Sawah’s needs were being met by the military and that a minimum threshold necessary for the court to intervene had not been reached.
The lawyers for El-Sawah, an obese man with lung and heart problems, argued that the military was not addressing his health issues adequately, the Military Times reported.
• Douglas Ernst can be reached at dernst@washingtontimes.com.
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