Timur Ishmuratov
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Timur Ishmuratov is a Russia
n citizen who was held in extrajudicial detention
in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
.
Ishmuratov was one of eight Russians held by the United States
in extrajudicial detention in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
. He was repatriated to Russian custody, cleared, released, and subsequently rearrested for suspicion of an act of sabotage in Russia.
Ishmuratov, Ravil Gumarov
and Fanis Shaikhutdinov
were arrested in 2005 for a role in a January 8, 2005, bombing of an natural gas pipeline.
The three men were acquitted in October 2005.
The three men described being tortured by Russian police, who were trying to secure confessions.
The Prosecution filed an appeal, and the three men were convicted in 2006, following their retrial.
Human rights workers claimed the trials were "riddled with irregularities".
In 2007 a human rights report that criticized the Bush administration for repatriating Guantanamo captives to Russia on the grounds US law proscribed returning individuals to countries where they were likely to face torture.
asserted Timur Ravilich Ishmurat had "returned to terrorism".
The DIA reported:
published records of the captives' height and weights.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n citizen 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...
.
Ishmuratov was one of eight Russians held by the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in extrajudicial detention in the 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...
. He was repatriated to Russian custody, cleared, released, and subsequently rearrested for suspicion of an act of sabotage in Russia.
Repatriation
Ishmuratov and six of the Russian captives were repatriated in February 2004.Ishmuratov, Ravil Gumarov
Ravil Gumarov
Ravil Gumarov is a Russian citizen who is alleged to have ties to terrorism.Gumarov was one of eight Russians held by the United States in extrajudicial detention in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba....
and Fanis Shaikhutdinov
Fanis Shaikhutdinov
Fanis Shaikhutdinov is a Russian citizen who was convicted of bombing a natural gas pipeline, together with two former Guantanamo detainees, Ravil Gumarov and Timur Ishmuratov, guilty.-References:...
were arrested in 2005 for a role in a January 8, 2005, bombing of an natural gas pipeline.
The three men were acquitted in October 2005.
The three men described being tortured by Russian police, who were trying to secure confessions.
The Prosecution filed an appeal, and the three men were convicted in 2006, following their retrial.
Human rights workers claimed the trials were "riddled with irregularities".
In 2007 a human rights report that criticized the Bush administration for repatriating Guantanamo captives to Russia on the grounds US law proscribed returning individuals to countries where they were likely to face torture.
Defense Intelligence Agency claims he "returned to terrorism"
The Defense Intelligence AgencyDefense Intelligence Agency
The Defense Intelligence Agency is a member of the Intelligence Community of the United States, and is the central producer and manager of military intelligence for the United States Department of Defense, employing over 16,500 U.S. military and civilian employees worldwide...
asserted Timur Ravilich Ishmurat had "returned to terrorism".
The DIA reported:
Medical records
On March 16, 2007 the Department of DefenseUnited States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
published records of the captives' height and weights.