Key Republicans on Capitol Hill are denouncing a decision by a federal judge this week to free a high-value terrorism suspect who was reportedly tortured by U.S. intelligence officers.

Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday, urging the Justice Department to appeal the ruling of the release of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a detainee held at Guantanamo Bay who was once considered by Pentagon officials to be the “highest value detainee at the facility.”

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