Tariq Mahmoud Ahmed Al Sawah
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Tariq Mahmoud Ahmed Al Sawah is a citizen of Bosnia
currently held in the United States
's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
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As of October 22, 2010, Tariq Mahmoud Ahmed al Sawah has been held at Guantanamo for eight years five months. He has been charged with war crimes.
filed on his behalf in June 2005.
, writing in the Miami Herald, reported that the Guantanamo military commission
prosecutors announced charges had been laid against Tarek el Sawah.
El Sawah is represented by Major Scott Medlyn, an active-duty Judge Advocate in the United States Air Force.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
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...
's 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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As of October 22, 2010, Tariq Mahmoud Ahmed al Sawah has been held at Guantanamo for eight years five months. He has been charged with war crimes.
Habeas corpus petition
Captive 535 had a writ of habeas corpusHabeas corpus
is a writ, or legal action, through which a prisoner can be released from unlawful detention. The remedy can be sought by the prisoner or by another person coming to his aid. Habeas corpus originated in the English legal system, but it is now available in many nations...
filed on his behalf in June 2005.
Faces charges before a Guantanamo military commission
On December 16, 2008 Carol RosenbergCarol 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 the Guantanamo military commission
Guantanamo military commission
The Guantanamo military commissions are military tribunals created by the Military Commissions Act of 2006 for prosecuting detainees held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps.- History :...
prosecutors announced charges had been laid against Tarek el Sawah.
El Sawah is represented by Major Scott Medlyn, an active-duty Judge Advocate in the United States Air Force.
Health issues
Rosenberg noted that the documents the DoD had published showed wild fluctations in his body weight.External links
- For two detainees who told what they knew, Guantanamo becomes a gilded cage The Washington PostThe Washington PostThe Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
, March 24, 2010 - Who Are the Remaining Prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Two: Captured in Afghanistan (2001) Andy Worthington, September 17, 2010