Mahmud Salem Horan Mohammed Mutlak Al Ali
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The memo was published three times. The first two instances contained redactions.
Mahmud Salem Horan Mohammed Mutlak Al Ali's behalf.
In response, on 6 May 2005,
the Department of Defense released 15
pages of unclassified documents related to his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
21 October 2004 his Personal Representative
met with him,
from 8:12 am to 8:32 am.
His Person Representative recorded on his Detainee election form:
Tribunal panel 15, which convened 23 October 2004.
The decision memo recorded that the captive did not participate in his Tribunal. It recorded that the Tribunal relied entirely on classified evidence.
, that the Military Commissions Act
could not remove the right for Guantanamo captives to access the US Federal Court system. And all previous Guantanamo captives' habeas petitions were re-instated.
On July 18, 2008 Samuel C. Kauffman renewed his habeas petition.
was prepared for
Mahmud Salem Horan Mohammed Mutlak Al Ali's
first annual
Administrative Review Board,
on
6 October 2005.
The memo listed twenty-two "primary factors favor[ing] continued detention" and nine "primary factors favor[ing] release or transfer".
was prepared for
Mahmud Salem Horan Mohammed Mutlak Al Ali's
second annual
Administrative Review Board,
on
19 June 2006.
The memo listed six "primary factors favor[ing] continued detention" and six "primary factors favor[ing] release or transfer".
Saudi captive Ohmed Ahmed Mahamoud Al Shurfa
another man were transferred to Germany on September 16, 2010.
Al-Ali was transferred to the Rhineland-Palatinate
.
According to Der Spiegel
Germany's Federal Government had sought the agreement of local authorities prior to completing the transfer.
According to Der Spiegel German officials asserted that American officials had cleared the two men of suspicion of involvement with terrorism.
Der Spiegel reported a German official asserted: "According to our knowledge, he does not pose any threat ... We haven't brought a sleeper into our country,"
German officials conducted interviews with the two men, in Guantanamo, in March, to confirm their suitability for transfer to Germany.
German officials contacted security officials in other European countries, to confirm they had no reason to suspect the men had ties to terrorism.
Mahmud Salem Horan Mohammed Mutlak Al Ali v. George Walker Bush
A writ of habeas corpus, Mahmud Salem Horan Mohammed Mutlak Al Ali v. George Walker Bush, was submitted onMahmud Salem Horan Mohammed Mutlak Al Ali's behalf.
In response, on 6 May 2005,
the Department of Defense released 15
pages of unclassified documents related to his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
Detainee election form
On21 October 2004 his Personal Representative
Personal Representative (CSRT)
The Personal Representative is an officer who serves before the Combatant Status Review Tribunals, convened for the captives the United States holds in extrajudicial detention in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.-History of the Tribunals:...
met with him,
from 8:12 am to 8:32 am.
His Person Representative recorded on his Detainee election form:
|
Decision memo
His "enemy combatant" status was confirmed byTribunal panel 15, which convened 23 October 2004.
The decision memo recorded that the captive did not participate in his Tribunal. It recorded that the Tribunal relied entirely on classified evidence.
|
Boumediene v. Bush
On June 12, 2008 the United States Supreme Court ruled, in Boumediene v. BushBoumediene v. Bush
Boumediene v. Bush, 553 U.S. 723 , was a writ of habeas corpus submission made in a civilian court of the United States on behalf of Lakhdar Boumediene, a naturalized citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, held in military detention by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba...
, that the Military Commissions Act
Military Commissions Act of 2006
The United States Military Commissions Act of 2006, also known as HR-6166, was an Act of Congress signed by President George W. Bush on October 17, 2006. Drafted in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision on Hamdan v...
could not remove the right for Guantanamo captives to access the US Federal Court system. And all previous Guantanamo captives' habeas petitions were re-instated.
On July 18, 2008 Samuel C. Kauffman renewed his habeas petition.
First annual Administrative Review Board
A Summary of Evidence memoSummary of Evidence (ARB)
Counter-terrorism analysts prepared a Summary of Evidence memo for the Administrative Review Board hearings of approximately 460 captives in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba from December 2004 to December 2005.-Release of the memos:...
was prepared for
Mahmud Salem Horan Mohammed Mutlak Al Ali's
first annual
Administrative Review Board,
on
6 October 2005.
The memo listed twenty-two "primary factors favor[ing] continued detention" and nine "primary factors favor[ing] release or transfer".
Second annual Administrative Review Board
A Summary of Evidence memoSummary of Evidence (ARB)
Counter-terrorism analysts prepared a Summary of Evidence memo for the Administrative Review Board hearings of approximately 460 captives in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba from December 2004 to December 2005.-Release of the memos:...
was prepared for
Mahmud Salem Horan Mohammed Mutlak Al Ali's
second annual
Administrative Review Board,
on
19 June 2006.
The memo listed six "primary factors favor[ing] continued detention" and six "primary factors favor[ing] release or transfer".
Transfer to Germany
Al-Ali andSaudi captive Ohmed Ahmed Mahamoud Al Shurfa
Ohmed Ahmed Mahamoud Al Shurfa
-Transfer to Germany:Al Shurfa and another man were transferred to Germany in September 2010.Al Shurfa was transferred to Hamburg.According to Der Spiegel Germany's Federal Government had sought the agreement of local authorities prior to completing the transfer.According to Der Spiegel German...
another man were transferred to Germany on September 16, 2010.
Al-Ali was transferred to the Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
.
According to Der Spiegel
Der Spiegel
Der Spiegel is a German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg. It is one of Europe's largest publications of its kind, with a weekly circulation of more than one million.-Overview:...
Germany's Federal Government had sought the agreement of local authorities prior to completing the transfer.
According to Der Spiegel German officials asserted that American officials had cleared the two men of suspicion of involvement with terrorism.
Der Spiegel reported a German official asserted: "According to our knowledge, he does not pose any threat ... We haven't brought a sleeper into our country,"
German officials conducted interviews with the two men, in Guantanamo, in March, to confirm their suitability for transfer to Germany.
German officials contacted security officials in other European countries, to confirm they had no reason to suspect the men had ties to terrorism.
External links
- Who Are the Two Guantánamo Prisoners Freed in Germany? Andy Worthington, September 21, 2010