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The American military prosecutor who prepared the case against David Hicks says the self-confessed supporter of terrorism got off lightly.
Hicks is expected to be brought back to Australia within the next week to serve out the balance of his nine-month sentence at Adelaide's Yatala prison.
Colonel Mo Davis says Hicks is lucky to be flying home from Guantanamo Bay and lucky to be facing only a nine-month sentence.
"He got off lightly, I think if you look at comparable sentences for similarly situated individuals prosecuted in the US, he's a very lucky man," he said.
- RADIO AUSTRALIA
