Hail Aziz Ahmad al Maythal is a citizen of Yemen

Yemen

The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....

, currently 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

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 Guantanamo Bay detention camp, in Cuba

Cuba

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American intelligence analysts estimate that he was born in 1977, in Zemar, Yemen.

As of August 14, 2011, Hail Aziz Ahmad al Maythal has been held at Guantanamo for eight years 10 month.

Habeas corpus petition

Hayal Aziz Ahmed Al-Mithali habeas corpus petition was first filed on November 7, 2005.

On July 18, 2008 Jennifer R. Cowan renewed his habeas petition.

External links

• Who Are the Remaining Prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Seven: Captured in Pakistan (3 of 3) Andy Worthington, October 13, 2010