Mr Habib's return came as an inside account has emerged of interrogation techniques used by guards at Guantanamo Bay, with a former US Army sergeant soon to publish a book detailing what he witnessed there. The account appears to support Mr Hopper's claims of interrogation techniques allegedly used against his client. The guard, Erik Saar, 29, who served at the detention camp for six months until June 2003, said he witnessed about 20 interrogations and three months after his arrival at the base he started noticing "disturbing" practices.
According to Mr Saar, female contractors had used red ink to flick at a Saudi detainee, pretending it was menstrual blood. Guards had allegedly then prevented the man from washing.
Mr Habib was due to last night attend a private family feast hosted by his sister Sally at a Sydney home.