Abdel Hamid al-Ghazzawi
Encyclopedia
Abdel Hamid Ibn Abdussalem Ibn Mifta Al Ghazzawi (عبدالحميد ابن عبدالسلام الغزاوي) is a citizen of Libya
formerly held in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
because the United States
believes that he is an enemy combatant
.
Al Ghazzawi was transferred to Georgia
on March 23, 2010.
, Al Ghazzawi was one of the captives who had new Tribunals convened, in his absence, when the initial Tribunals determined that they should never have been determined to have been enemy combatants".
The study quoted from the Legal Sufficiency Review from James R. Crisfield, the Tribunal's legal advisor:
On January 16, 2008, Gorman announced on her blog
that Al Ghazzawi told her he has AIDS
. Privacy restrictions prevent revealing details about an individual detainee's health, but a spokesman at Guantanamo did respond that no detainee has ever had HIV or AIDS.
Stephen Abraham
, a reserve officer whose field was intelligence
, who is a lawyer in civilian life, served with the Office for the Administrative Review of Detained Enemy Combatants, provided an affidavit about the one Combatant Status Review Tribunal on which he served.
The Tribunal where Abraham sat in judgment was Abbul Salem Al Ghizzawi's.
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
formerly held in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
The Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a detainment and interrogation facility of the United States located within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. The facility was established in 2002 by the Bush Administration to hold detainees from the war in Afghanistan and later Iraq...
s, in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
because the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
believes that he is an enemy combatant
Enemy combatant
Enemy combatant is a term historically referring to members of the armed forces of the state with which another state is at war. Prior to 2008, the definition was: "Any person in an armed conflict who could be properly detained under the laws and customs of war." In the case of a civil war or an...
.
Al Ghazzawi was transferred to Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
on March 23, 2010.
Mentioned in the "No-hearing hearings" study
According to the study entitled, No-hearing hearingsNo-hearing hearings
No-hearing hearings is the title of a study published by Professor Mark P. Denbeaux of the Seton Hall University School of Law, his son Joshua Denbeaux, and some of his law students, on October 17, 2006....
, Al Ghazzawi was one of the captives who had new Tribunals convened, in his absence, when the initial Tribunals determined that they should never have been determined to have been enemy combatants".
The study quoted from the Legal Sufficiency Review from James R. Crisfield, the Tribunal's legal advisor:
Health
Gorman alleged that Al Ghazzawi "has not been treated for his hepatitis or tuberculosis and has developed a severe liver infection", and characterized him as "dying a slow and painful death".On January 16, 2008, Gorman announced on her blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
that Al Ghazzawi told her he has AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
. Privacy restrictions prevent revealing details about an individual detainee's health, but a spokesman at Guantanamo did respond that no detainee has ever had HIV or AIDS.
Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Abraham's affidavit
Lieutenant ColonelLieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
Stephen Abraham
Stephen Abraham
Stephen Abraham is an American lawyer and officer in the United States Army Reserve.He is notable because he is the first officer who served with the Office for the Administrative Review of the Detention of Enemy Combatants to publicly criticize the operations of the Combatant Status Review Tribunals...
, a reserve officer whose field was intelligence
Intelligence (information gathering)
Intelligence assessment is the development of forecasts of behaviour or recommended courses of action to the leadership of an organization, based on a wide range of available information sources both overt and covert. Assessments are developed in response to requirements declared by the leadership...
, who is a lawyer in civilian life, served with the Office for the Administrative Review of Detained Enemy Combatants, provided an affidavit about the one Combatant Status Review Tribunal on which he served.
The Tribunal where Abraham sat in judgment was Abbul Salem Al Ghizzawi's.
External links
- Horror at Guantánamo: Libyan detainee infected with AIDS Andy Worthington Jan 31, 2008