Mustafa Ait Idir
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Washington DC based Judge Joyce Hens Green
extensively quoted a transcript from Idir's Combatant Status Review Tribunal
when she decided that the Guantanamo tribunals violated the US Constitution.
Ait Idr participated in his Administrative Review Board hearing.
the U.S. government to get the videotapes of the incidents with the Initial Reaction Force
where he was
injured.
The IRF is supposed to videotape all of its interventions.
is a lawyer who volunteered to serve as a pro bono
attorney for several Guantanamo captives.
On September 26, 2006 he testified before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee, expressing his concerns about the bill that was to become Military Commissions Act
.
Sullivan's testimony quoted a long passage from Idr's Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
Sullivan also reminded the Judiciary Committee that US District Court Judge Joyce Hens Green
, who had been appointed to oversee the Guantanamo habeas cases following the Supreme Court's decision in Rasul, cited Mr. Idr's hearing as an example of the fundamental unfairness of the CSRT process. See 355 F. Supp. 2d 443 (D.D.C. 2005)."
According to The Australian
Idr told the Dnevni Avaz:
On March 3, 2009, El Khabar reported that the Bush administration forced Idr and the other two men to sign undertakings that they would not sue the US government for their kidnapping, before they would be released.
Joyce Hens Green
Judge Joyce Hens Green is a Senior United States District Court Judge for the District of Columbia.-Childhood:Green was born in 1928 in New York City. Her father was a psychiatrist and her mother was a homemaker. She had one brother...
extensively quoted a transcript from Idir's Combatant Status Review Tribunal
Combatant 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...
when she decided that the Guantanamo tribunals violated the US Constitution.
Ait Idr participated in his Administrative Review Board hearing.
Suing the US Government
The Washington Post reported on April 14, 2005 that Idir's lawyers initiated legal steps to suethe U.S. government to get the videotapes of the incidents with the Initial Reaction Force
Initial Reaction Force
The Initial Reaction Force , also known as the Internal Reaction Force or Extreme Reaction Force to inmates, is a type of small scale riot squad in U.S. military prisons such as the Camp Delta detention center of Guantanamo Bay...
where he was
injured.
The IRF is supposed to videotape all of its interventions.
Thomas P. Sullivan's testimony before the US Senate Judiciary Committee
Thomas P. SullivanThomas P. Sullivan
Thomas P. Sullivan is a prominent Illinois attorney known for his involvement in notable constitutional cases, investigations, and contributions to public policy and law. He is a partner at the Jenner & Block law firm.-Biography:...
is a lawyer who volunteered to serve as a pro bono
Pro bono
Pro bono publico is a Latin phrase generally used to describe professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment or at a reduced fee as a public service. It is common in the legal profession and is increasingly seen in marketing, technology, and strategy consulting firms...
attorney for several Guantanamo captives.
On September 26, 2006 he testified before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee, expressing his concerns about the bill that was to become Military Commissions Act
Military Commissions Act of 2006
The United States Military Commissions Act of 2006, also known as HR-6166, was an Act of Congress signed by President George W. Bush on October 17, 2006. Drafted in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision on Hamdan v...
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Sullivan's testimony quoted a long passage from Idr's Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
| Tribunal Recorder: | While living in Bosnia, the Detainee associated with a known al Qaida operative. |
| Detainee: | Give me his name. |
| Tribunal President: | I do not know. |
| Detainee: | How can I respond to this? |
| Tribunal President: | Did you know of anybody that was a member of al Qaida? |
| Detainee: | No, no. [T]hese are accusations that I can't even answer. . . You tell me I am from al Qaida, but I am not al Qaida. I don't have any proof except to ask you to catch Bin Laden and ask him if I am part of al Qaida. . . What should be done is you should give me evidence regarding these accusations because I am not able to give you any evidence. I can just tell you no, and that is it. |
Sullivan also reminded the Judiciary Committee that US District Court Judge Joyce Hens Green
Joyce Hens Green
Judge Joyce Hens Green is a Senior United States District Court Judge for the District of Columbia.-Childhood:Green was born in 1928 in New York City. Her father was a psychiatrist and her mother was a homemaker. She had one brother...
, who had been appointed to oversee the Guantanamo habeas cases following the Supreme Court's decision in Rasul, cited Mr. Idr's hearing as an example of the fundamental unfairness of the CSRT process. See 355 F. Supp. 2d 443 (D.D.C. 2005)."
Release
On 16 December 2008 Mustafa Idr, Boudella al Hajj and Mohammed Nechle were released to Bosnia.According to The Australian
The Australian
The Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964. The editor in chief is Chris Mitchell, the editor is Clive Mathieson and the 'editor-at-large' is Paul Kelly....
Idr told the Dnevni Avaz:
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On March 3, 2009, El Khabar reported that the Bush administration forced Idr and the other two men to sign undertakings that they would not sue the US government for their kidnapping, before they would be released.
External links
- Algerians, freed from Guantanamo, still paying the price
- Who are the Guantanamo detainees, Mustafa Ait Idir and five others, Amnesty InternationalAmnesty InternationalAmnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
- Algerians, freed from Guantanamo, still paying the price
- Report on Torture, Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment of Prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. (Ait Idir)
- Human Rights First; Habeas Works: Federal Courts’ Proven Capacity to Handle Guantánamo Cases (2010)