Musa Abed Al Wahab
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Mentioned in the "No-hearing hearings" study
According to the study entitled, No-hearing hearingsNo-hearing hearings
No-hearing hearings is the title of a study published by Professor Mark P. Denbeaux of the Seton Hall University School of Law, his son Joshua Denbeaux, and some of his law students, on October 17, 2006....
, there was an anomaly about the dates on the documents in his CSRT dossier.
According to the study, the cover sheet to his dossier, dated October 20, 2004, stated that Al Wahab had declined to attend his Tribunal. However, his Detainee Election Form, the form his 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:...
should have filled out, during his first interview with him, when he was presented with the choice to attend his Tribunal, was dated October 25, 2004, five days after his Tribunal convened in his absence.
The study noted:
Habeas corpus
A writ of habeas corpus, Musa Abed Al Wahab v. George Walker Bush, was submitted on his behalf.In response, on 6 May 2005
the Department of Defense released fifteen
pages of unclassified documents related to his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
His enemy combatant" status was confirmed by
Tribunal panel 15
on October 20, 2004.
His habeas corpus petition was amalgamated with others in Al-Oshan v. Bush, where he was called "Musa Al Madany".
His habeas corpus petition was amalgamated with others in Mohammon v. Bush, where he was called "Mishal Al Madany".
Transfer to Saudi Arabia
On June 25, 2006 14 men were transferred from Guantanamo to Saudi Arabia.A Saudi identified as
Mousa Abdulwahab Abdulqader al-Housawi was identified as one of the released men.
External links
- The Guantánamo Files: Website Extras (3) – “Osama’s Bodyguards” Andy Worthington
- Human Rights First; Habeas Works: Federal Courts’ Proven Capacity to Handle Guantánamo Cases (2010)