Mohammed Ahmad Said Al Edah
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Mohammed Ahmad Said Al Edah is a citizen of Yemen
currently held in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
.
Joint Task Force Guantanamo
estimate he was born in 1962, in Hay al-Turbawi Ta'iz, Yemen.
As of today al Edad has been confined in the Guantanamo camps for . He arrived there on
January 17, 2002.
Carol Rosenberg
, writing in the Miami Herald, reported that US District Court Judge Gladys Kessler
ordered his release on August 17, 2009.
Al Edah's habeas hearing lasted three days, much of it was held in camera, so Kessler could hear classified evidence.
Rosenberg interviewed Kristin Wilhelm and Richard G. Murphy Jr., two of Al Adahi's defense attorneys. They said that Al Adahi had secured affidavits from other captives who had falsely denounced him.
Al Edah testified that his watch had a traditional analog face—with hands.
Revealed during the hearing was that Al Edah is suffering from heart disease, and that he had been offered heart surgery by camp medical officials.
In December 2009 Kessler cited the Department of Defense for contempt of court
.
She had ordered the Department of Defense to record his merits hearing, but this was not done. Officials asserted the lapse was "due to oversight and miscommunication."
The Government is appealing Kessler's decision.
ordered his release in late August 2009.
After an examination of the classified evidence she concluded "brief attendance at Al Farouq and eventual expulsion simply do not bring him within the ambit of the Executive's power to detain."
The Department of Justice
initiated an appeal of Kessler's release order on September 22, 2009.
On July 13, 2010, the decision to release Mohammed Ahmad Said Al Edah was reversed on appeal.
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 the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
The Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a detainment and interrogation facility of the United States located within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. The facility was established in 2002 by the Bush Administration to hold detainees from the war in Afghanistan and later Iraq...
s, 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...
.
Joint Task Force Guantanamo
Joint Task Force Guantanamo
Joint Task Force Guantanamo is a U.S. military joint task force based at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba on the southeastern end of the island. JTF-GTMO falls under US Southern Command...
estimate he was born in 1962, in Hay al-Turbawi Ta'iz, Yemen.
As of today al Edad has been confined in the Guantanamo camps for . He arrived there on
January 17, 2002.
Habeas corpus petition
Twenty-nine pages from his Combatant Status Review Tribunal were made public, on July 13, 2005, when a writ of habeas corpus was filed on his behalf.Carol Rosenberg
Carol 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 US District Court Judge Gladys Kessler
Gladys Kessler
Gladys Kessler is an American jurist who sits on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. She was nominated to the court by President Bill Clinton, and confirmed in July 1994....
ordered his release on August 17, 2009.
Al Edah's habeas hearing lasted three days, much of it was held in camera, so Kessler could hear classified evidence.
Rosenberg interviewed Kristin Wilhelm and Richard G. Murphy Jr., two of Al Adahi's defense attorneys. They said that Al Adahi had secured affidavits from other captives who had falsely denounced him.
Al Edah testified that his watch had a traditional analog face—with hands.
Revealed during the hearing was that Al Edah is suffering from heart disease, and that he had been offered heart surgery by camp medical officials.
In December 2009 Kessler cited the Department of Defense for contempt of court
Contempt of court
Contempt of court is a court order which, in the context of a court trial or hearing, declares a person or organization to have disobeyed or been disrespectful of the court's authority...
.
She had ordered the Department of Defense to record his merits hearing, but this was not done. Officials asserted the lapse was "due to oversight and miscommunication."
The Government is appealing Kessler's decision.
Release order and appeal
U.S. District Court Judge Gladys KesslerGladys Kessler
Gladys Kessler is an American jurist who sits on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. She was nominated to the court by President Bill Clinton, and confirmed in July 1994....
ordered his release in late August 2009.
After an examination of the classified evidence she concluded "brief attendance at Al Farouq and eventual expulsion simply do not bring him within the ambit of the Executive's power to detain."
The Department of Justice
United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...
initiated an appeal of Kessler's release order on September 22, 2009.
On July 13, 2010, the decision to release Mohammed Ahmad Said Al Edah was reversed on appeal.
External links
- Who Are the Remaining Prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Five: Captured in Pakistan Andy Worthington, September 29, 2010
- Human Rights First; Habeas Works: Federal Courts’ Proven Capacity to Handle Guantánamo Cases (2010)
- What Does It Take To Get Out Of Obama’s Guantánamo? Andy WorthingtonAndy WorthingtonAndy Worthington is a British historian, journalist, and film director.He has published three books, and been published in numerous publications.In 2009 Worthington was the co-director of a documentary about the Guantanamo detainees....
December 14, 2009