Ehsannullah

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Ehsannullah is a citizen of Afghanistan held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.[1] The Washington Post reported that Ehsannullah was one of eighteen men repatriated to Afghanistan on March 22, 2003, and released with a certificate of innocence by Afghan authorities on March 26, 2003.

Ehsannullah is not a name listed on the official list of captives the Department of Defense released on May 15, 2006.[2], however, there are two prisoners listed with similar names; it is unclear which of these names are distinct prisoners; prisoner 350 is listed as Ehsanullah, and prisoner 523 is listed as Ehssanullah. [2]

Main article: Guantanamo detainees missing from the official list

The Washington Post reported that Ehsannullah was 29.[1] He claimed American soldiers in Afghanistan had taunted him and beat him. He told the Washington Post the soldiers had dumped a Quran in a toilet: "We cried so much and shouted, 'Please do not do that to the Holy Koran.'"

Main article: Bagram torture and prisoner abuse
Main article: Quran desecration

Ehsannullah, and the other released captives, were given a one set of western clothes, including running shoes, and a package containing their medical records.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c "Returning Afghans Talk of Guantanamo: Out of Legal Limbo, Some Tell of Mistreatment", Washington Post, March 26, 2003. Retrieved on February 27. 
  2. ^ a b list of prisoners (.pdf), US Department of Defense, May 15, 2006