Ahmed Bin Kadr Labed
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Ahmed Bin Kadr Labed is a citizen of Algeria
who was held in extrajudicial detention
in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
.
The US Department of Defense reports that he was born on April 3, 1958, in Algiers
, Algeria. Labed Ahmed was repatriated to Algeria on November 10, 2008.
Carol Rosenberg
writing in the Miami Herald identified Labed Ahmed and Soufian Huwari as two Guantanamo captives who were repatriated to Algeria on 10 November 2008.
The Department of Defense had not identified the men. Rosenberg identified them from Department of Justice filings connected with their habeas corpus
petitions.
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
who was held in extrajudicial detention
Extrajudicial detention
Arbitrary or extrajudicial detention is the detention of individuals by a state, without ever laying formal charges against them.Although it has a long history of legitimate use in wartime , detention without charge, sometimes in secret, has been one of the hallmarks of totalitarian states...
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...
.
The US Department of Defense reports that he was born on April 3, 1958, in Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
, Algeria. Labed Ahmed was repatriated to Algeria on November 10, 2008.
Repatriation
On 11 November 2008Carol Rosenberg
Carol Rosenberg
Carol Rosenberg is a senior journalist, currently with the McClatchy News Service.Rosenberg works at the Miami Herald, which has provided extensive coverage of the operation of the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.-Biography:...
writing in the Miami Herald identified Labed Ahmed and Soufian Huwari as two Guantanamo captives who were repatriated to Algeria on 10 November 2008.
The Department of Defense had not identified the men. Rosenberg identified them from Department of Justice filings connected with their habeas corpus
Habeas corpus
is a writ, or legal action, through which a prisoner can be released from unlawful detention. The remedy can be sought by the prisoner or by another person coming to his aid. Habeas corpus originated in the English legal system, but it is now available in many nations...
petitions.