Mansoor Muhammed Ali Qattaa
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Mansoor Muhammed Ali Qattaa is a citizen of Saudi Arabia
currently held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
after being classified as an enemy combatant
by the United States
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The Department of Defense estimate he was born in 1982, in Ta'if, Saudi Arabia and assigned him the Internment Serial Number 566.
Mansoor Muhammed Ali Qattaa arrived at Guantanamo on June 18, 2002, and has been held there for .
instituted the Combatant Status Review Tribunal
s. The Tribunals, were not authorized to determine whether the captives were lawful combatants -- rather they were merely empowered to make a recommendation as to whether the captive had previously been correctly determined to match the Bush administration's definition of an enemy combatant
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Qattaa chose not to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
filed on his behalf.
On 26 November 2008 Edward G. Bryan filed a counter-motion on Mansoor Muhammed Ali Qattaa's behalf.
According to his counter-motion Department of Justice officials had informed the court that Ali Qattaa had not been cleared for release. However, he had learned on 24 November 2008, that Ali Qattaa had been cleared for release sometime in 2005.
Bryan objected to the further delay DoJ officials had requested, due to the three year delay in his release.
A Summary of Evidence memo
was prepared for an annual Administrative Review Board
hearing in 2006. Captives who have been cleared for release or transfer no longer have annual reviews of whether they are eligible for release.
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
currently held 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...
after being classified as an enemy combatant
Enemy combatant
Enemy combatant is a term historically referring to members of the armed forces of the state with which another state is at war. Prior to 2008, the definition was: "Any person in an armed conflict who could be properly detained under the laws and customs of war." In the case of a civil war or an...
by the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
's.
The Department of Defense estimate he was born in 1982, in Ta'if, Saudi Arabia and assigned him the Internment Serial Number 566.
Mansoor Muhammed Ali Qattaa arrived at Guantanamo on June 18, 2002, and has been held there for .
Combatant Status Review Tribunal
The Department of DefenseUnited States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
instituted 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. The Tribunals, were not authorized to determine whether the captives were lawful combatants -- rather they were merely empowered to make a recommendation as to whether the captive had previously been correctly determined to match the Bush administration's definition of an enemy combatant
Enemy combatant
Enemy combatant is a term historically referring to members of the armed forces of the state with which another state is at war. Prior to 2008, the definition was: "Any person in an armed conflict who could be properly detained under the laws and customs of war." In the case of a civil war or an...
.
Qattaa chose not to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
Habeas corpus petition
Mansoor Muhammed Ali Qattaa has had a writ of 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...
filed on his behalf.
On 26 November 2008 Edward G. Bryan filed a counter-motion on Mansoor Muhammed Ali Qattaa's behalf.
According to his counter-motion Department of Justice officials had informed the court that Ali Qattaa had not been cleared for release. However, he had learned on 24 November 2008, that Ali Qattaa had been cleared for release sometime in 2005.
Bryan objected to the further delay DoJ officials had requested, due to the three year delay in his release.
A Summary of Evidence memo
Summary 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 an annual Administrative Review Board
Administrative Review Board
The Administrative Review Board is a United States military body that conducts an annual review of the suspects held by the United States in Camp Delta in the United States Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba....
hearing in 2006. Captives who have been cleared for release or transfer no longer have annual reviews of whether they are eligible for release.
External links
- Who Are the Remaining Prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Five: Captured in Pakistan Andy Worthington, September 29, 2010