[JURIST] Eight Russians previously held at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] are planning to sue the US for illegally detaining them, a Russian radio station reported Thursday. Among the eight, Airat Vakhitov has been the most vocal, working with rights activists in Moscow, writing a book on his experience at Guantanamo, and filing a previous lawsuit [JURIST report] himself against the US. Vakhitov and another of the former detainees involved in the lawsuit were arrested [JURIST report] by Russian authorities last month and held on suspicion of terrorist activity. The two were released [JURIST report] several days later, but still face possible charges. All eight involved in the potential suit were captured by US forces in Afghanistan in 2002 and were held at Guantanamo until 2004. Mosnews has more.