Danish captives in Guantanamo
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The United States Department of Defense
acknowledges holding one Danish captive in Guantanamo.
A total of 778 captives have been held in extrajudicial detention
in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
since the camps opened on January 11, 2002
The camp population peaked in 2004 at approximately 660. Only nineteen new captives, all "high value detainees" have been transferred there since the United States Supreme Court's ruling in Rasul v. Bush
. As of January 2008 the camp population stand at approximately 285.
Slimane Hadj Abderrahmane
, the sole Danish captive in Guantanamo, was repatriated prior to the institution of the Combatant Status Review Tribunal
s.
He was captured, in December 2001, in Afghanistan, near the Pakistan border.
He was transferred to Guantanamo on February 10, 2002.
He was repatriated to Denmark on February 24, 2004.
He is reported to have told reporters he would like to go to Chechnya
, to fight Islam
's oppressors, but was talked out of it by Danish security officials.
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
acknowledges holding one Danish captive in Guantanamo.
A total of 778 captives have been 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 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...
since the camps opened on January 11, 2002
The camp population peaked in 2004 at approximately 660. Only nineteen new captives, all "high value detainees" have been transferred there since the United States Supreme Court's ruling in Rasul v. Bush
Rasul v. Bush
Rasul v. Bush, 542 U.S. 466 , is a landmark United States Supreme Court decision establishing that the U.S. court system has the authority to decide whether foreign nationals held in Guantanamo Bay were wrongfully imprisoned...
. As of January 2008 the camp population stand at approximately 285.
Slimane Hadj Abderrahmane
Slimane Hadj Abderrahmane
Slimane Hadj Abderrahmane is a citizen of Denmark who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 323....
, the sole Danish captive in Guantanamo, was repatriated prior to the institution of the Combatant Status Review Tribunal
Combatant Status Review Tribunal
The Combatant Status Review Tribunals were a set of tribunals for confirming whether detainees held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp had been correctly designated as "enemy combatants". The CSRTs were established July 7, 2004 by order of U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense...
s.
He was captured, in December 2001, in Afghanistan, near the Pakistan border.
He was transferred to Guantanamo on February 10, 2002.
He was repatriated to Denmark on February 24, 2004.
He is reported to have told reporters he would like to go to Chechnya
Chechnya
The Chechen Republic , commonly referred to as Chechnya , also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria , is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the southeastern part of Europe in the Northern Caucasus mountains. The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny...
, to fight Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
's oppressors, but was talked out of it by Danish security officials.