Mohammed Ahmed Said Haidel
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Mohammed Ahmed Said Haidel is a citizen of Yemen
currently held in extrajudicial detention
in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
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Joint Task Force Guantanamo
analysts estimate that he was born in 1978, in Ta'iz, Yemen.
As of August 18, 2011, Mohammed Ahmed Said Haidel has been held at Guantanamo for nine years three months.
provided excerpts from the transcripts of a selection of the Guantanamo detainees.
Haidel was one of the detainees profiled.
According to the article his transcript contained the following comment:
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...
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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...
analysts estimate that he was born in 1978, in Ta'iz, Yemen.
As of August 18, 2011, Mohammed Ahmed Said Haidel has been held at Guantanamo for nine years three months.
Press reports
On July 12, 2006 the magazine Mother JonesMother Jones (magazine)
Mother Jones is an American independent news organization, featuring investigative and breaking news reporting on politics, the environment, human rights, and culture. Mother Jones has been nominated for 23 National Magazine Awards and has won six times, including for General Excellence in 2001,...
provided excerpts from the transcripts of a selection of the Guantanamo detainees.
Haidel was one of the detainees profiled.
According to the article his transcript contained the following comment:
External links
- Who Are the Remaining Prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Two: Captured in Afghanistan (2001) Andy Worthington, September 17, 2010