Prison guards at Guantanamo Bay reportedly thought it would be funny to give a prisoner charged in the Sept. 11 terror attacks a copy of "Fifty Shades of Grey," according to USA Today.
The prisoner's lawyer did not see the humor in situation.
Attorney James Connell told USA Today his client, prisoner Ammar al-Baluchi, never heard of the book before, but the guards in Camp 7 gave him a copy. Connell's client then gave him the novel, which al-Baluchi did not read.
"He says, 'No thank you.' He does not want the book," Connell said. "It's in my safe and as soon as I am able I will return it to Joint Task Force Guantanamo."
According to USA Today, the guards told the prisoner the book was a favorite in Camp 7. However, it is reportedly the highest-security section of Gauntanamo, and the military restricts what prisoners are allowed to read. "Fifty Shades of Grey" is not available in the prisoner library, along with any novels that may depicts exceptional amounts of violence.
The Miami Herald reports Guantanamo spokeswoman, Army Capt. Andi Hahn, said the "Fifty Shades of Grey" series is a "prohibited" book in the prison libraries.
"The book does not have the mail stamp required for any material sent to prisoners from the outside, nor does it have a label from the detainee library," Connell told USA Today.
BBC News reports journalists are not allowed to visit Camp 7, a secretive facility that opened in 2006. Connell told the BBC the guards handing him the book did not offend his client.
"He was more amused than offended," he said. However, Connell does believe the "practical joke" went too far. al-Baluchi is in the process of pretrial hearings this week for his death penalty war crimes case.
Connell told USA Today he was not filing a formal complaint.
