Kuwaiti captives in Guantanamo

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There were initially twelve Kuwaiti captives in Guantanamo.[1] As of January 12, 2008 four Kuwaitis remained in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[2] A total of 778 captives have been held in extrajudicial detention in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba since the camps opened on January 11, 2002 The camp population peaked in 2004 at approximately 660. Only nineteen new captives, all "high value detainees" have been transferred there since the United States Supreme Court's ruling in Rasul v. Bush. As of January 2008 the camp population stand at approximately 285.

The Associated Press reported that Rola Dashti, a member of a human rights delegation which met with Bush in Jerusalem, said Bush said two of the remaining four Kuwaitis would face charges before Guantanamo military commissions.[3] According to Dashti[4]:

He (Bush) said two (Kuwaitis) will be charged and he will work toward releasing the other two if there aren't any accusations against them.

According to Khaled al-Odah, one of the remaining men's father, the remaining men are[3]: Fawzi al Odah, Fouad al Rabia, Khaled al Mutairi, and Faiz al Kandari.

On March 30, 2008 Arab Times reports that the USA has agreed to return two of the remaining four captives.[5] Kuwaiti security officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the remaining two captives were expected to be charged before Guantanamo military commissions. http://www.arabtimesonline.com/client/pagesdetails.asp?nid=15930&ccid=9

[edit] Kuwaiti captives

isn name page numbers notes
65 Omar Rajab Amin
CSRT allegations 42-43
CSRT transcript 16-39
ARB transcript 139
205 Nasir Najr Nasir Balud Al Mutayri
CSRT allegations 26
CSRT transcript 14-23
  • Alleged to have fought on the front lines.[9]
213 Khalid Bin Abdullah Mishal Thamer Al Hameydani
Khalid Abdullah Mishal Thamer Al Mutayri
CSRT allegations 13
ARB allegations 17-19
  • Named differently on the official lists of names.[10][1][11]
  • Allegedly named on a suspicious list.[11]
  • Allegedly donated money to Al Wafa.
  • Repatriated, convicted, conviction overturned on appeal.[12][13]
217 Abd Al Aziz Sayer Uwain Al Shammeri
CSRT allegations 28
CSRT transcript 13-26
ARB allegations 15-16
ARB transcript

109
  • Allegedly named on a suspicious list.[14]
  • Allegedly led other captives to be non-compliant.[15]
  • Allegedly visited the al Qaida Media House.[16]
  • Allegedly associated with members of al Wafa.
  • Was present during the riot at Mazari Sharif.
220 Abdallah Saleh Ali Al Ajmi
ARB allegations 8
ARB transcript 46
  • Alleged to have admitted being a fighter in Afghanistan.[17]
  • Abdullah Al-Ajmi launched a suicide attack in Mosul in Iraq.
  • Denied ever being in Afghanistan.[18]
  • Was the first captive to have a Tribunal convened.[19]
228 Abdullah Kamel Abudallah Kamel
CSRT allegations 20
CSRT transcript 12
ARB allegations 9-11
ARB transcript 74
2nd ARB statement 14
  • Captured wearing a Casio watch.[20]
  • Name found on a suspicious list.[20]
  • Named inconsistently on official documents.[20][21]
229 Mohammed Fenaitel Mohamed Al Daihani
CSRT transcript 71
ARB allegations 24-25
ARB transcript 169
  • Allegedly named on a suspicious list.[22]
  • Claims he was sold for a bounty.
  • Donated $2500 to dig five rural wells to a charity the USA suspected of ties to terrorims.[23]
232 Fouzi Khalid Adbullah Al Awda
CSRT allegations 26
CSRT transcript 13-25
  • Allegedly trained at a military camp.[24]
  • Visited an orphanage, and spent an hour at its shooting range.
  • Allegedly named on a suspicious list.[25]
551 Fouad Mahoud Hasan Al Rabia
CSRT allegations 47
CSRT transcript 13-43
ARB transcript 115
  • Allegedly delivered money to Osama bin Laden personally, and to al Qaeda through the suspect Afghan-based charity al Wafa.[26]
  • Claims he met bin Laden solely at social functions, when he was on a fact-finding mission for legitimate Kuwaiti-based charities.[27]
  • Allegedly was negotiating logistics contracts with al Qaeda.[28]
  • Allegedly named on suspicious lists.
552 Faiz Mohammed Ahmed Al Kandari
CSRT allegations 20
ARB allegations 31
568 Adel Zamel Abd Al Mahsen Al Zamel
CSRT allegations 19
CSRT transcript 12-16
ARB allegations 41
  • Allegedly one of the founders of the suspect Afghanistan-based charity al Wafa.[31]
  • Allegedly knows some of the al Qaeda's inner circle, including Faiz Al Kandari, reportedly Osama bin Laden's religious advisor.[32]
  • Repatriated, charged in Kuwait, tried, and acquitted of all charges.[33][34][35][36]
571 Sa ad Madhi Sa ad Howash Al Azmi
CSRT allegations 21
CSRT transcript 13-19
  • Allegedly worked for the suspect charity al Wafa.[37]
  • Allegedly ran a safehouse.
  • Allegedly knew senior members of al Qaeda.
  • Repatriated on November 4, 2005.[33] Charged and acquitted in Kuwait on May 22, 2006.[34]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b OARDEC (May 15, 2006). List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
  2. ^ "Bush says 2 Kuwaitis at Guantanamo prison will be charged", Jerusalem Post, January 12, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-01-14. 
  3. ^ a b Diana Elias. "Bush says 2 Kuwaitis at Guantanamo prison will be charged", MSNBC, January 12, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-01-13. 
  4. ^ January 13, 2008. "Two Kuwaitis will be charged at Guantanamo: Bush", The Times of India. Retrieved on 2008-01-14. 
  5. ^ "US agrees to release two Kuwaiti ‘Gitmos’", Arab Times, March 30, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-04-25. 
  6. ^ documents (.pdf) from Omar Rajab Amin's Combatant Status Review Tribunal - - mirror - pages 4-27
  7. ^ Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf) of Omar Rajab Amin Administrative Review Board - page - May 17, 2005
  8. ^ Two Kuwaitis to leave Guantanamo soon: group, Washington Post, September 10, 2006
  9. ^ documents (.pdf) from Nasir Najr Nasir Balud Al Mutayri's Combatant Status Review Tribunal
  10. ^ list of prisoners (.pdf), US Department of Defense, April 20, 2006
  11. ^ a b Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf) of Khalid Bin Abdullah Mishal Thamer Al Hameydani Administrative Review Board - pages 17-19 - May 2, 2005
  12. ^ Kuwaiti appeals court overturns former Guantánamo prisoner's conviction, International Herald Tribune, December 5, 2006
  13. ^ Former Guantanamo detainee acquitted of terror charges by Kuwait high court, The Jurist, December 5, 2006
  14. ^ Summary of evidence (.pdf) from Abd Al Aziz Sayer Uwain Al Shammeri's Combatant Status Review Tribunal - page 28
  15. ^ Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf) of Abd Al Aziz Sayer Uwain Al Shammeri Administrative Review Board - pages 15-16 - April 20, 2005
  16. ^ Summarized transcript (.pdf) (.pdf)] from Abd Al Aziz Sayer Uwain Al Shammeri's Administrative Review Board hearing - page 109
  17. ^ Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf) of Abdallah Saleh Ali Al Ajmi Administrative Review Board - page 8
  18. ^ Summarized transcripts (.pdf) from Abdallah Saleh Ali Al Ajmi's Administrative Review Board - page 46
  19. ^ a b Mark Denbeaux, Joshua Denbeaux, David Gratz, John Gregorek, Matthew Darby, Shana Edwards, Shane Hartman, Daniel Mann, Megan Sassaman and Helen Skinner. No-hearing hearings. Seton Hall University School of Law. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
  20. ^ a b c documents (.pdf) from Abdullah Kamel Abdullah Kamel Al Kandari's Combatant Status Review Tribunal - mirror - pages 30-37
  21. ^ Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf) of Abdullah Kamel Abdullah Kamel Al Kandari Administrative Review Board - pages 9-11
  22. ^ Summarized transcripts (.pdf), from Mohammed Fenaitel Mohamed Al Daihani's Combatant Status Review Tribunal - pages 71-82
  23. ^ Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf) of Mohammed Fenaitel Mohamed Al Daihani Administrative Review Board - page 24-25 - April 22, 2005
  24. ^ documents (.pdf) from Fouzi Khalid Abdullah Al Awda's Combatant Status Review Tribunal
  25. ^ Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf) of Fouzi Khalid Abdullah Al Awda Administrative Review Board - pages 12-14 - May 4, 2005
  26. ^ Summary of Evidence (.pdf) from Fouad Mahoud Hasan Al Rabia's Combatant Status Review Tribunal, page 47
  27. ^ Summarized transcripts (.pdf) from Fouad Mahoud Hasan Al Rabia's Combatant Status Review Tribunal, pages 13-43
  28. ^ Summarized transcript (.pdf), from Fouad Mahoud Hasan Al Rabia's Administrative Review Board hearing - page 115
  29. ^ Summary of Evidence (.pdf) from Faiz Mohammed Ahmed Al Kandari's Combatant Status Review Tribunal, page 20
  30. ^ Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf) of Faiz Mohammed Ahmed Al Kandari Administrative Review Board - page 31
  31. ^ documents (.pdf) from Adil Zamil Abdull Mohssin Al Zamil's Combatant Status Review Tribunal, August 18, 2004, pages 12-16
  32. ^ Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf) of Adil Zamil Abdull Mohssin Al Zamil Administrative Review Board, May 10, 2005 - page 41
  33. ^ a b Kuwaitis released from Guantanamo, BBC, November 4, 2005
  34. ^ a b Kuwaiti court acquits ex-Guantanamo prisoners. Independent Online (South Africa), May 22, 2006
  35. ^ 5 Ex-Guantanamo Detainees Freed in Kuwait, Washington Post, May 21, 2006
  36. ^ Kuwait's Gitmo men acquitted - again, Kuwait Times, July 23, 2006
  37. ^ Summary of evidence (.pdf) prepared for Saad Madhi Saad Howash Al Azmi's Combatant Status Review Tribunal - page 21