Walid Mohammad Haj Mohammad Ali
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Walid Mohammad Haj Mohammad Ali is a citizen of Sudan
who was held in extrajudicial detention
in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
.
His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 81.
He was born on June 6, 1974, in Donkhallah, Sudan.
Walid Mohammad Haj Mohammad Ali was captured in Afghanistan and transferred to Sudan on April 30, 2008.
was prepared for his tribunal. The memo accused him of the following:
was prepared for
Walid Mohammad Haj Mohammad Ali's
first annual
Administrative Review Board,
on
7 March 2005.
The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.
The following primary factors favor continued detention
The following primary factors favor release or transfer
from Jed Rakoff the Department of Defense
published a six page Summarized transcript from his Administrative Review Board.
was prepared for
Walid Mohammad Haj Mohammad Ali's
second annual
Administrative Review Board,
on
24 February 2006.
The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.
Walid Mohammad Haj Mohammad Ali attended his hearing and a fourteen page summarized transcript was published.
Usually written responses like this were read aloud, and the captive was encouraged to add extemporaneous comments.
Walid Mohammad Haj Mohammad Ali's statement was not read aloud. He was not provided an opportunity to expand on the responses it contained.
, a Moroccan, and
five Afghan captives
were repatriated to the custody of their home countries on May 1, 2008.
The identity of the five Afghan repatriates was not made public.
The other two Sudanese men were Sami Al Hajj, Yacoub al-Amir.
The Sudanese captive was Saïd Boujaâdia
.
Amnesty International
reports that the nine repatriates were the first captives to be repatriated in 2008.
The three men gave a press conference in Sudan, upon their arrival.
Walid Ali and Yaboub al-Amir reported they were hooded, and shackled into their seats, during the flight home.
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
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 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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His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 81.
He was born on June 6, 1974, in Donkhallah, Sudan.
Walid Mohammad Haj Mohammad Ali was captured in Afghanistan and transferred to Sudan on April 30, 2008.
Combatant Status Review
A Summary of Evidence memoSummary of Evidence (CSRT)
Counter-terrorism analysts prepared a Summary of Evidence memo for the Combatant Status Review Tribunals of the 558 captives who remained in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba in the fall of 2004.-The 2005 release:...
was prepared for his tribunal. The memo accused him of the following:
First annual Administrative Review Board
A Summary of Evidence memoSummary of Evidence (ARB)
Counter-terrorism analysts prepared a Summary of Evidence memo for the Administrative Review Board hearings of approximately 460 captives in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba from December 2004 to December 2005.-Release of the memos:...
was prepared for
Walid Mohammad Haj Mohammad Ali's
first annual
Administrative Review Board,
on
7 March 2005.
The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.
The following primary factors favor continued detention
The following primary factors favor release or transfer
Transcript
In the Spring of 2006, in response to a court orderCourt order
A court order is an official proclamation by a judge that defines the legal relationships between the parties to a hearing, a trial, an appeal or other court proceedings. Such ruling requires or authorizes the carrying out of certain steps by one or more parties to a case...
from Jed Rakoff the Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
published a six page Summarized transcript from his Administrative Review Board.
Second annual Administrative Review Board
A Summary of Evidence memoSummary of Evidence (ARB)
Counter-terrorism analysts prepared a Summary of Evidence memo for the Administrative Review Board hearings of approximately 460 captives in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba from December 2004 to December 2005.-Release of the memos:...
was prepared for
Walid Mohammad Haj Mohammad Ali's
second annual
Administrative Review Board,
on
24 February 2006.
The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.
Transcript
In September 2007 the Department of Defense published the transcripts from the few captives who attended their second annual Administrative Review Board hearings in 2006.Walid Mohammad Haj Mohammad Ali attended his hearing and a fourteen page summarized transcript was published.
Responses to the Summary of Evidence memo
Walid Mohammad Haj Mohammad Ali's Assisting Military Officer helped him draft a statement in response to the Summary of Evidence memo.Usually written responses like this were read aloud, and the captive was encouraged to add extemporaneous comments.
Walid Mohammad Haj Mohammad Ali's statement was not read aloud. He was not provided an opportunity to expand on the responses it contained.
Repatriation
A Sudanese captive identified as "Walid Ali", two other SudaneseSudanese captives in Guantanamo
Twelve Sudanese citizen have been held at the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba and as of today Ibrahim Othman Ibrahim Idris, Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud Al Qosi, Noor Uthman Muhammaed remain there.-List of Sudanese citizen at Guantanamo:...
, a Moroccan, and
five Afghan captives
Afghan captives in Guantanamo
According to the United States Department of Defense, there were over two hundred Afghan detainees in Guantanamo prior to May 15, 2006.The Guantanamo Bay detention camp was opened on January 11, 2002....
were repatriated to the custody of their home countries on May 1, 2008.
The identity of the five Afghan repatriates was not made public.
The other two Sudanese men were Sami Al Hajj, Yacoub al-Amir.
The Sudanese captive was Saïd Boujaâdia
Said Boujaadia
-Testimony:The Department of Defense did not release a transcript of Boujaadia's Combatant Status Review Tribunal, implying he chose not to participate.-First annual Administrative Review Board:...
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Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty 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...
reports that the nine repatriates were the first captives to be repatriated in 2008.
The three men gave a press conference in Sudan, upon their arrival.
Walid Ali and Yaboub al-Amir reported they were hooded, and shackled into their seats, during the flight home.
External links
- Who are the prisoners released from Guantánamo with Sami al-Haj? Andy Worthington