Shafiq Rasul
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Shafiq Rasul (former Guantanamo Detainee) (born April 15, 1977, in Dudley, West Midlands, England) is best known for being a terrorist detainee held at Guantanamo Bay by the United States, which treated him an unlawful combatant. His detainee ID number was 86.
His family discovered his detention when the British Foreign Office contacted them on January 21, 2002. He was released in March 2004, shortly after his return to the United Kingdom, more than three months before Rasul v. Bush was decided.[1]
In August 2004 Rasul, Asif Iqbal, and Ruhal Ahmed, all from Tipton, compiled a report on their alleged abuse and humiliation while in US custody.[2]
In 2007 Ruhal Ahmed participated in "Lie Lab": a scientific programme on the United Kingdom's Channel 4. Contrary to the account of his presence in Afghanistan to the press and as depicted in The Road to Guantanamo, Ahmed has now confessed to visiting an Islamist training camp, where he handled weapons and learned how to use an AK47. Rasul refused to take the lie detector tests. [3]
The Hague Justice Portal gives access to the official Court documents related to the Rasul v. Bush case.
[edit] References
- ^ Five of nine Britons released from Guantanamo Bay, BBC, March 9, 2004
- ^ Britons allege Guantanamo abuse, BBC, August 4, 2004
- ^ The Observer: [1], June 3rd, 2007
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Vikram Dodd, Tania Branigan. "Health fears for 'torture victims'", The Guardian, Wednesday January 12, 2005.
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