Hamoud Abdullah Hamoud Hassan Al Wady
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Hamoud Abdullah Hamoud Hassan Al Wady is a citizen of Yemen
, currently held in extrajudicial detention
in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
.
The Department of Defense reports that he was born on September 5, 1965, in Sana'a
, Yemen.
As of August 14, 2011, Hamoud Abdullah Hamoud Hassan al Wady has been held at Guantanamo for nine years two months.
petition filed on behalf of 63 captives on 13 December 2005.
Al Wady was one of only seven men named in the original petition who hadn't been repatriated.
Al Wady was still in Guantanamo on 21 November 2008, when Carlton F. Gunn joined his Defense team.
On March 3, 2009 Carlton Gunn filed a "Renewed motion for contact with client" documenting the difficulty he had with meeting Al Wady.
Gunn described traveling to Guantanamo, only to be told that guards had gone to Al Wady's cell block, and returned to tell him Al Wady didn't want to meet him. Gunn had requested permission to go to Al Wady's cell himself, to request him to meet with him. Camp authorities refused this request. So he petitioned US District Court Judge Richard W. Roberts
to direct the camp authorities to allow him to personally go to Al Wady's cell to invite him to meet him.
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
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 Department of Defense reports that he was born on September 5, 1965, in Sana'a
Sana'a
-Districts:*Al Wahdah District*As Sabain District*Assafi'yah District*At Tahrir District*Ath'thaorah District*Az'zal District*Bani Al Harith District*Ma'ain District*Old City District*Shu'aub District-Old City:...
, Yemen.
As of August 14, 2011, Hamoud Abdullah Hamoud Hassan al Wady has been held at Guantanamo for nine years two months.
Habeas corpus petition
Al-Wady was one of the petitioners in Civil Action No. 05-cv-2385, a habeas corpusHabeas 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...
petition filed on behalf of 63 captives on 13 December 2005.
Re-initiation
Shayana D. Kadidal re-initiated his habeas petition on 18 July 2008.Al Wady was one of only seven men named in the original petition who hadn't been repatriated.
Al Wady was still in Guantanamo on 21 November 2008, when Carlton F. Gunn joined his Defense team.
On March 3, 2009 Carlton Gunn filed a "Renewed motion for contact with client" documenting the difficulty he had with meeting Al Wady.
Gunn described traveling to Guantanamo, only to be told that guards had gone to Al Wady's cell block, and returned to tell him Al Wady didn't want to meet him. Gunn had requested permission to go to Al Wady's cell himself, to request him to meet with him. Camp authorities refused this request. So he petitioned US District Court Judge Richard W. Roberts
Richard W. Roberts
-Educational career:-Legal career:Roberts played a number of different roles in the US justice system prior to his appointment as a judge.-Covington & Burling:Roberts was an associate at the large, international law firm Covington & Burling.-Prosecutor:...
to direct the camp authorities to allow him to personally go to Al Wady's cell to invite him to meet him.
External links
- Who Are the Remaining Prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Five: Captured in Pakistan Andy Worthington, September 29, 2010