Mohamed Rahim
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Mohamed Naeem Rahim is a citizen of Afghanistan
who was held in extrajudicial detention
in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detention camp, in Cuba
.
His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 1104.
The Department of Defense
reports he was born in Ghazni
.
Guantanamo counter-terrorism
analysts provided a date of birth, or an estimated year of birth for almost all the detainees. Mohamed Rahim is one of the few for whom there is no indication of his age.
was released when his lawyers tried to submit a writ of habeas corpus on his behalf.
The dossier was 17 pages long.
His Legal Sufficiency Review was drafted by Commander
Karen N. Gibbs, an Assistant Legal Advisor to the Tribunals.
Her memo recorded that Mohamed Rahim was going to attend his Tribunal, but changed his mind one hour before the Tribunal convened.
Her memo dismissed marginal notations the intelligence analysts had left on the classified documents they sent to the Tribunal.
Most of her memo addressed the propriety of deeming three of the witness Mohamed Rahim requested as "not relevant", and dismissing the testimony of his boss, Mohammed Ibrahim, as not reasonably available. About Ibrahim she wrote:
The Tribunal's President
ruled that Mohamed Rahim had "knowingly declined" to attend his Tribunal.
During a recess Mohamed Rahim's Personal Representative
contacted the camp's Senior Medical Officer, who stated he had a medical examination on 10 November 2004, and he had no chronic medical conditions which would have precluded him attending his Tribunal.
The four witnesses he requested were:
The Tribunal based its decision on classified documents.
Rahim's Personal Representative told his Tribunal that, after explaining the Tribunal process to him, Rahim told him that he did not understand the Tribunal process.
But he agreed to answer some questions.
The recorder requested the Tribunal enter a closed session, to present some classified evidence. Following the closed session the Tribunal's President "was convinced Detainee was aware of his rights and had an understanding of the Tribunal Process."
The Tribunal proceeded without the presence of Rahim.
prepared for Mohammed Rahim's Combatant Status Review Tribunal listed the following allegations against him:
But the redaction of secret material in Mohamed Rahim's transcript left the name of his Tribunal's President, Colonel
Sharon D. Allen
, of the United States Army
in the clear.
Rahim chose to participate in his Administrative Review Board hearing.
was prepared for his first annual Administrative Review Board, on 8 August 2005.
It listed the following factors for and against his continued detention:
The following primary factors favor continued detention
The following primary factors favor release or transfer
was prepared for his second annual Administrative Review Board, on 11 August 2006.
It listed the following allegations for and against his continued detention.
The following primary factors favor continued detention
The following primary factors favor release or transfer
, writing in the Miami Herald reported that Mohamed Rahim was one of twelve men transferred from Guantanamo on December 19, 2009.
The other eleven men were:
Ayman Batarfi,
Jamal Alawi Mari,
Farouq Ali Ahmed,
Muhammaed Yasir Ahmed Taher,
Fayad Yahya Ahmed al Rami,
Riyad Atiq Ali Abdu al Haf,
Abdul Hafiz,
Sharifullah,
Mohammed Hashim and
Ismael Arale and
Mohamed Suleiman Barre.
Abdul Hafiz,
Sharifullah
and
Mohammed Hashim
were also Afghans
.
Asmael Arale was the other Somali.
The other six men were Yemenis
.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
who was 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 camp, 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...
.
His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 1104.
The Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
reports he was born in Ghazni
Ghazni
For the Province of Ghazni see Ghazni ProvinceGhazni is a city in central-east Afghanistan with a population of about 141,000 people...
.
Guantanamo counter-terrorism
Counter-terrorism
Counter-terrorism is the practices, tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, militaries, police departments and corporations adopt to prevent or in response to terrorist threats and/or acts, both real and imputed.The tactic of terrorism is available to insurgents and governments...
analysts provided a date of birth, or an estimated year of birth for almost all the detainees. Mohamed Rahim is one of the few for whom there is no indication of his age.
Mohamed Rahim v. George W. Bush
The unclassified dossier from Mohamed Rahim's Combatant Status Review TribunalCombatant 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...
was released when his lawyers tried to submit a writ of habeas corpus on his behalf.
The dossier was 17 pages long.
Legal Sufficiency Review
Mohamed Rahim's Legal Sufficiency Review memo was part of the unclassified dossier.His Legal Sufficiency Review was drafted by Commander
Commander
Commander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.-Commander as a naval...
Karen N. Gibbs, an Assistant Legal Advisor to the Tribunals.
Her memo recorded that Mohamed Rahim was going to attend his Tribunal, but changed his mind one hour before the Tribunal convened.
Her memo dismissed marginal notations the intelligence analysts had left on the classified documents they sent to the Tribunal.
Most of her memo addressed the propriety of deeming three of the witness Mohamed Rahim requested as "not relevant", and dismissing the testimony of his boss, Mohammed Ibrahim, as not reasonably available. About Ibrahim she wrote:
Combatant Status Review Tribunal Decision Report Cover Sheet
Mohamed Rahim's Combatant Status Review Tribunal Decision Report Cover Sheet records that his Tribunal was Tribunal panel 19, and that it convened on 2 December 2004.Unclassified Summary of basis for Tribunal decision
The Unclassified Summary of basis for Tribunal decision stated he changed his mind "just prior" and "moments prior" to the Tribunal convening, because he was ill.The Tribunal's President
Tribunal President (CSRT)
The Combatant Status Review Tribunal the US Department of Defense commissioned, like the Tribunals described in Army Regulation 190-8, which they were modeled after, were three member panels, led by a Tribunal President.-History of the Tribunals:...
ruled that Mohamed Rahim had "knowingly declined" to attend his Tribunal.
During a recess Mohamed Rahim's 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:...
contacted the camp's Senior Medical Officer, who stated he had a medical examination on 10 November 2004, and he had no chronic medical conditions which would have precluded him attending his Tribunal.
The four witnesses he requested were:
| Witness | President's Decision | Testified? |
| Pir Mohammed | not relevant | no |
| Dawlat Khan | not relevant | no |
| Mohammad Wali | not relevant | no |
| Mohammed Ibrahim | not reasonably available | no |
The Tribunal based its decision on classified documents.
Rahim's Personal Representative told his Tribunal that, after explaining the Tribunal process to him, Rahim told him that he did not understand the Tribunal process.
But he agreed to answer some questions.
The recorder requested the Tribunal enter a closed session, to present some classified evidence. Following the closed session the Tribunal's President "was convinced Detainee was aware of his rights and had an understanding of the Tribunal Process."
The Tribunal proceeded without the presence of Rahim.
Summary of Evidence memo
The Summary of Evidence memoSummary of Evidence (CSRT)
Counter-terrorism analysts prepared a Summary of Evidence memo for the Combatant Status Review Tribunals of the 558 captives who remained in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba in the fall of 2004.-The 2005 release:...
prepared for Mohammed Rahim's Combatant Status Review Tribunal listed the following allegations against him:
Tribunal President's identity
The identity of the officers who served on the Tribunals was supposed to be kept secret.But the redaction of secret material in Mohamed Rahim's transcript left the name of his Tribunal's President, Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Sharon D. Allen
Sharon D. Allen
Sharon D. Allen may refer to:*Sharon D. Allen , reservist sergeant, who wrote a popular blog about her service in Iraq*Sharon D. Allen , Colonel, served as the President of Combatant Status Review Tribunals, in Guantanamo...
, of the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
in the clear.
Rahim chose to participate in his Administrative Review Board hearing.
First annual Administrative Review Board hearing
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 his first annual Administrative Review Board, on 8 August 2005.
It listed the following factors for and against his continued detention:
The following primary factors favor continued detention
The following primary factors favor release or transfer
Second annual Administrative Review Board hearing
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 his second annual Administrative Review Board, on 11 August 2006.
It listed the following allegations for and against his continued detention.
The following primary factors favor continued detention
The following primary factors favor release or transfer
Transcript
There is no record that Mohamed Rahim chose to participate in his second Administrative Review Board hearing.Repatriation
Carol RosenbergCarol Rosenberg
Carol Rosenberg is a senior journalist, currently with the McClatchy News Service.Rosenberg works at the Miami Herald, which has provided extensive coverage of the operation of the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.-Biography:...
, writing in the Miami Herald reported that Mohamed Rahim was one of twelve men transferred from Guantanamo on December 19, 2009.
The other eleven men were:
Ayman Batarfi,
Jamal Alawi Mari,
Farouq Ali Ahmed,
Muhammaed Yasir Ahmed Taher,
Fayad Yahya Ahmed al Rami,
Riyad Atiq Ali Abdu al Haf,
Abdul Hafiz,
Sharifullah,
Mohammed Hashim and
Ismael Arale and
Mohamed Suleiman Barre.
Abdul Hafiz,
Sharifullah
and
Mohammed Hashim
were also Afghans
Afghan captives in Guantanamo
According to the United States Department of Defense, there were over two hundred Afghan detainees in Guantanamo prior to May 15, 2006.The Guantanamo Bay detention camp was opened on January 11, 2002....
.
Asmael Arale was the other Somali.
The other six men were Yemenis
Yemeni captives in Guantanamo
The United States were holding a total of 112 Yemeni citizen at Guantanamo Bay.By January 2008 the Yemenis in Guantanamo represented the largest group of detainees....
.
External links
- Who Are The Four Afghans Released From Guantánamo? Andy Worthington
- The Guantánamo Files: Website Extras (12) – The Last of the Afghans (Part Two) Andy Worthington