An Iranian man freed from Guantanamo Bay prison developed mental disorders as a result of his treatment there, Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said the released man Mohammad Anuarkord required medical care to recover from the ordeal.
"Assessments show he has developed mental disorders and psychological problems in Guantanamo due to the inhumane attitude and harassment of his jailors," the semi-official ISNA students news agency quoted Asefi as saying.
The Pentagon said on Monday that three men were released from Guantanamo and sent home to Iran, Yemen and Tajikistan. It said the Iranian detainee was recommended for release by an annual administrative review board.
The United States opened the prison at the US Navy Base in Guantanamo Bay on the south-east tip of Cuba in January 2002 and has faced steady criticism from human rights groups because of the detentions.