Abdul Rahman Shalabi
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Abdul Rahman Shalabi is a citizen of Saudi Arabia
currently held in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
.
As of August 2, 2011, Abdul Rahman Shalabi has been held at Guantanamo for nine years seven months.
Abdul Rahman Shalabi's behalf.
In response, on 19 May 2005,
the Department of Defense released eighteen
pages of unclassified documents related to his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
On July 18, 2008 Julia Tarver Mason filed a motion to renew Abdul Rahman Shalabi's habeas corpus petition.
The petition states that five other Saudi citizens who had been part of the original 2005 petition had been repatriated to Saudi Arabia. Their names were listed as: Saleh Al-Oshan, Zaben Al Shammari, Abdullah Al Otaibi, Fahd Nasser Mohamed and Musa Al Wahab.
The petition stated that the files the Department of Defense provided to his attorney's were incomplete:
The petition states that Shalabi was the subject of a 30-day notice. The Department of Defense has transferred some captives who had habeas corpus petitions filed on their behalf to the custody of regimes where their lawyers felt their safety would be at risk. In response attorneys filed motions that the Department of Defense should advise them of plans to transfer captives' custody.
reported that Abdul Rahman Shalabi and Ahmad Zaid Salem Zuhair are the two remaining captives who have been on the hunger strike that started in August 2005.
On September 26, 2009 Shalabi drafted a letter describing medical problems being made worse through medical decisions being countermanded by a new "officer in charge".
On November 3, 2009 the Associated Press
reported that a recent affidavit from David Wright
the chief doctor at Guantanamo, stated Shalabi's weight had dropped to 49 kilograms (108 lb).
Julie Mason Tarver, one of his attorneys, claimed he was just a few pounds away from organ failure.
Wright confirmed Shalabi's weight was recorded at 61 kilograms (134.5 lb) in May 2009.
According to the Associated Press 29 other captives were participating in the hunger strike in late October 2009.
An affidavit from Sondra Crosby
, a Professor at Boston University
's School of Medicine
who examined Shalabi at the request of his attorneys, stated: "It is uncontested that Mr. Shalabi needs to be fed more calories, otherwise he will die."
She said his weight loss could be due to other causes like hyperthyroidism
, cancer
or infection.
Shalabi's letter describes his force-feeding leaving him in great pain.
He describes the most recent officier in charge countermanding the decision to provide screens for the lights that shine in his eyes, and leave him with excruciating headaches.
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
currently held in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Guantanamo Bay detention camps, 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...
.
As of August 2, 2011, Abdul Rahman Shalabi has been held at Guantanamo for nine years seven months.
Abdul Rahman Shalabi v. George W. Bush
A writ of habeas corpus, Abdul Rahman Shalabi v. George W. Bush, was submitted onAbdul Rahman Shalabi's behalf.
In response, on 19 May 2005,
the Department of Defense released eighteen
pages of unclassified documents related to his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
On July 18, 2008 Julia Tarver Mason filed a motion to renew Abdul Rahman Shalabi's habeas corpus petition.
The petition states that five other Saudi citizens who had been part of the original 2005 petition had been repatriated to Saudi Arabia. Their names were listed as: Saleh Al-Oshan, Zaben Al Shammari, Abdullah Al Otaibi, Fahd Nasser Mohamed and Musa Al Wahab.
The petition stated that the files the Department of Defense provided to his attorney's were incomplete:
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The petition states that Shalabi was the subject of a 30-day notice. The Department of Defense has transferred some captives who had habeas corpus petitions filed on their behalf to the custody of regimes where their lawyers felt their safety would be at risk. In response attorneys filed motions that the Department of Defense should advise them of plans to transfer captives' custody.
Hunger strike
In May 2008 the Gulf NewsGulf News
Gulf News is a daily English language newspaper published from Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates with a December 2009 BPA audited circulation of over 117,036 qualified copies...
reported that Abdul Rahman Shalabi and Ahmad Zaid Salem Zuhair are the two remaining captives who have been on the hunger strike that started in August 2005.
On September 26, 2009 Shalabi drafted a letter describing medical problems being made worse through medical decisions being countermanded by a new "officer in charge".
On November 3, 2009 the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
reported that a recent affidavit from David Wright
David Wright
David Wright may refer to:*David Wright , British artist and illustrator*David Wright , American Major League Baseball player*David Wright , composer and producer, co-founder of AD Music...
the chief doctor at Guantanamo, stated Shalabi's weight had dropped to 49 kilograms (108 lb).
Julie Mason Tarver, one of his attorneys, claimed he was just a few pounds away from organ failure.
Wright confirmed Shalabi's weight was recorded at 61 kilograms (134.5 lb) in May 2009.
According to the Associated Press 29 other captives were participating in the hunger strike in late October 2009.
An affidavit from Sondra Crosby
Sondra Crosby
Sondra Crosby is an American medical doctor and Professor of Medicine at Boston University, specializing in internal medicine.Crosby is notable for being one of the first doctors allowed to travel to Guantanamo to independently examine a Guantanamo detainees....
, a Professor at Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
's School of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine is one of the graduate schools of Boston University. Founded in 1848, the medical school holds the unique distinction as the first institution in the world to formally educate female physicians. Originally known as the New England Female Medical College, it was...
who examined Shalabi at the request of his attorneys, stated: "It is uncontested that Mr. Shalabi needs to be fed more calories, otherwise he will die."
She said his weight loss could be due to other causes like hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism is the term for overactive tissue within the thyroid gland causing an overproduction of thyroid hormones . Hyperthyroidism is thus a cause of thyrotoxicosis, the clinical condition of increased thyroid hormones in the blood. Hyperthyroidism and thyrotoxicosis are not synonymous...
, cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
or infection.
Shalabi's letter describes his force-feeding leaving him in great pain.
He describes the most recent officier in charge countermanding the decision to provide screens for the lights that shine in his eyes, and leave him with excruciating headaches.