Mohammed Souleimani Laalami
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Mohammed Souleimani Laalami (born March 4, 1965) is a citizen of Morocco
who was held in extrajudicial detention
in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
.
Laalami's Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 237.
The Department of Defense
reports he was born on March 4, 1965, in Casablanca
, Morocco.
and two other Moroccans said to be former Guantanamo detainees, were sentenced by a Moroccan court.
Laalami, was sentenced for a five year term, for starting a "criminal group".
The other two Moroccans, named Najib Mohammad Lahassimi
and Mohammed Ouali
, were sentenced to three years for falsifying documents.
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
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 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...
.
Laalami's Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 237.
The Department of Defense
reports he was born on March 4, 1965, in Casablanca
Casablanca
Casablanca is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Grand Casablanca region.Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its chief port. It is also the biggest city in the Maghreb. The 2004 census recorded a population of 2,949,805 in the prefecture...
, Morocco.
Moroccan conviction
On November 10, 2006 Laalamiand two other Moroccans said to be former Guantanamo detainees, were sentenced by a Moroccan court.
Laalami, was sentenced for a five year term, for starting a "criminal group".
The other two Moroccans, named Najib Mohammad Lahassimi
Najib Mohammad Lahassimi
Najib Mohammad Lahassimi is a citizen of Morocco who was held for five years in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 75.Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terrorism analysts reported that he was...
and Mohammed Ouali
Mohammed Ouali
Mohammed Ouali is a citizen of Morocco, who was convicted of falsifying documents in a Moroccan court on November 10, 2006.Ouali is routinely described as a detainee held without charge in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba for five years...
, were sentenced to three years for falsifying documents.
External links
- The Guantánamo Files: Website Extras (2) – Tora Bora Andy Worthington