Gitmo Habeas Scoreboard — Detainee Wins

Detainees U.S. Government 32 9 Below is a list of the Guantanamo habeas corpus cases in which the detainee won. Information compiled by Pro Publica and David Remes, legal director of Appeal for Justice. Click here to see the 21 detainees who have been released. Click here to see the 11 detainees who are still in custody. Released Abdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman Nationality: Chinese (Uighur) Circumstances of Capture: Captured in December 2001 by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, transferred to US military for $5,000. Summary of Allegations: The government alleged that he was affiliated with a Uighur (Chinese ethnic minority) independence group know as the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, from which he received weapons training. ETIM was alleged to be associated with al-Qaeda and the Taliban and engaged in hostilities against the U.S. and allies. Status: Determined by government to be eligible for release August 2003. Federal trial judge ordered Rahman released Oct. 8, 2008. The government appealed, and judge’s release order was blocked by D.C. federal appeals court. He was transferred to Palau on Oct. 31, 2009. In October, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the Uighurs’ appeal of their case. Reason for Court’s Decision: The D.C. federal appeals court decided on June 20, 2008, that the government had failed to present enough reliable evidence to prove key allegations — that ETIM was linked to al-Qaeda and the Taliban, and that ETIM was hostile to the U.S.” Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Status Report Court Transcript Dawut Abdurehim Nationality: Chinese (Uighur) Circumstances of Capture: Captured December 2001 in Pakistan by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, then transferred to U.S. military for$5,000. Summary of Allegations: The government alleged that he was affiliated with a Uighur (Chinese ethnic minority) independence group know as the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, from which he received weapons training. ETIM was alleged to be associated with al-Qaeda and the Taliban and engaged in hostilities against the U.S. and allies. Status: Determined by government to be eligible for release August 2003. Federal trial judge ordered Abdurehim released Oct. 8, 2008, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. He was transferred to Palau on Oct. 31, 2009. In October, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the Uighurs’ appeal of their case. Reason for Court’s Decision: The D.C. federal appeals court decided on June 20, 2008, that the government had failed to present enough reliable evidence to prove key allegations — that ETIM was linked to al-Qaeda and the Taliban, and that ETIM was hostile to the U.S.” Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Government Allegations Status Report Court Transcript Abdulrahim Abdul Razak Al Janko Nationality: Syrian Circumstances of Capture: Captured by U.S. forces in January 2002 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Summary of Allegations: The government alleged that, in early 2000, Janko spent five days at a Taliban guesthouse and trained for 18 days at a Qaeda military camp. Status: Judge found Janko eligible for release June 22, 2009. He has since been transferred to a foreign nation, but the government will not specify which nation or reveal the date of transfer. Reason for Court’s Decision: Judge found Janko eligible for release June 22, 2009, but the government continues to hold him at Guantanamo. Janko was eligible for release, the judge said, because by the time of his arrest in 2002 he should not have been considered to be part of the Taliban or al-Qaeda. The evidence showed that he’d been tortured by al-Qaeda and imprisoned for 18 months by the Taliban in an infamously “horrific” prison. Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Government allegations Khalid Abdullah Mishal Al Mutairi Nationality: Kuwaiti Circumstances of Capture: Captured near Pakistan-Afghanistan border in November 2001 Summary of Allegations: The government alleged that Al Mutairi was a part of al-Qaeda or of a force associated with al-Qaeda, because, among other claims, he’d attended a training camp believed to be affiliated with al-Qaeda. Status: On July 29, 2009, judge ordered the government to “take all necessary and appropriate steps to facilitate Al Mutairi’s release forthwith.” He was transferred to Kuwait on Oct. 13, 2009. Reason for Court’s Decision: The judge concluded that “there is nothing in the record beyond speculation” to prove the government’s allegations. Intelligence reports were too impreciseand needed corroborating proof, she said. For instance, “one reference, in a portion of one sentence, in one interrogation report,” was not enough to prove Al Mutairi had attended a terrorist training camp, because the report didn’t clearly identify him. She rejected one self-incriminating statement from an interrogation of Al Mutairi because “he appears to have been goaded into making these statements.” Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Government Allegations Alla Bin Ali Ahmed Nationality: Yemeni Circumstances of Capture: Captured March 2002 at a guesthouse for Yemenis in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Summary of Allegations: The government alleged that Ali Ahmed had traveled and stayed with al-Qaeda and/or Taliban members in Afghanistan, and that he’d fought and trained in Afghanistan. Status: Judge found Ali Ahmed eligible for release May 11, 2009. He was transferred to Yemen on September 26, 2009. Reason for Court’s Decision: Judge concluded that the government had failed to present reliable evidence proving its allegations, and that certain alleged conduct — such as traveling in the company of terrorists and staying at a suspect guesthouse — wouldn’t be enough to detain Ali Ahmed even if proved. Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Court Transcript Fouad Mahmoud Al Rabiah Nationality: Kuwaiti Circumstances of Capture: Captured near the Afghanistan/Pakistan border in Dec. 2001. Summary of Allegations: The government alleged that Rabiah “provided material support to the Taliban and al Qaida,” meeting with bin Laden four times in July 2001 and delivering money to him. Status: Judge ordered release Sept. 17, 2009. Rabiah was transferred to Kuwait on Dec. 9, 2009. Reason for Court’s Decision: Judge ordered release Sept. 17, 2009. The judge found that the evidence against Rabiah consisted “almost exclusively on Rabiah’s ‘confessions,’” which even Rabiah’s interrogators concluded were “not believable.” Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Government allegationst Hadj Boudella Nationality: Algerian Circumstances of Capture: Arrested by Bosnian authorities in October 2001 on suspicion of plotting to bomb the U.S. embassy in Sarajevo. Cleared for release January 2002, but transported to Guantanamo at request of U.S. military. Summary of Allegations: The government mainly alleged that he’d planned to travel to Afghanistan in late 2001 to fight the U.S. and allied forces.Also that he associated with al-Qaeda and other suspected terrorists and that he’d worked for a Qaeda-affiliated organization that provided material support to terrorists. Status: Judge ordered release Nov. 20, 2008. Boudella was transferred to Bosnia and Herzegovina Dec. 16, 2008. Reason for Court’s Decision: Judge decided the government failed to prove its allegations by a preponderance (majority) of the evidence. “[T]he Government relies exclusively on the information contained in a classified document from an unnamed source,” wrote the judge. This single piece of evidence “is not sufficient” to prove the legality of detention, he said. Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Government allegations Detainee response Lakhdar Boumediene Nationality: Algerian Circumstances of Capture: Arrested by Bosnian authorities in October 2001 on suspicion of plotting to bomb the U.S. embassy in Sarajevo. Cleared for release January 2002, but transported to Guantanamo at request of US military. Summary of Allegations: The government mainly alleged that he’d planned to travel to Afghanistan in late 2001 to fight the U.S. and allied forces.Also that he associated with al-Qaeda and other suspected terrorists and that he’d worked for a Qaeda-affiliated organization that provided material support to terrorists. Status: Judge ordered release Nov. 20, 2008. Boumediene was transferred to France May 15, 2009. Reason for Court’s Decision: Judge decided the government failed to prove its allegations by a preponderance (majority) of the evidence. “[T]he Government relies exclusively on the information contained in a classified document from an unnamed source,” wrote the judge. This single piece of evidence “is not sufficient” to prove the legality of detention, he said. Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Government allegations Detainee response Mohammed El Gharani Nationality: Born in Saudi Arabia, citizen of Chad Circumstances of Capture: Arrested by Pakistani authorities and turned over to the United States in early 2002. Summary of Allegations: The government alleged that he’d stayed at a Qaeda-affiliated guesthouse in Afghanistan, received military training at a Qaeda camp, served as a courier for al-Qaeda members, fought the U.S. and allies at the battle of Tora Bora, and belonged to a Qaeda cell based in London. Status: Judge found El Gharani eligible for release Jan. 13, 2009. He was transferred to Chad on June 11, 2009. Reason for Court’s Decision: The government’s evidence was unreliable, the judge said, because it consisted chiefly of statements by two other detainees — sometimes contradicting each other — whose believability was questioned by the government itself. Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Government allegations Anwar Hassan Nationality: Chinese (Uighur) Circumstances of Capture: Captured December 2001 in Pakistan by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, then transferred to U.S. military for $5,000. Summary of Allegations: The government alleged that he was affiliated with a Uighur (Chinese ethnic minority) independence group know as the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, from which he received weapons training. ETIM was alleged to be associated with al-Qaeda and the Taliban and engaged in hostilities against the U.S. and allies. Status: Determined by government to be eligible for release June 2003. Federal trial judge ordered Hassan released Oct. 8, 2008, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. He was transferred to Palau on Oct. 31, 2009. In October, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the Uighurs’ appeal of their case. Reason for Court’s Decision: The D.C. federal appeals court decided on June 20, 2008, that the government had failed to present enough reliable evidence to prove key allegations — that ETIM was linked to al-Qaeda and the Taliban, and that ETIM was hostile to the U.S.” Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Status Report Government allegations Court Transcript Mustafa Ait Idir Nationality: Algerian Circumstances of Capture: Arrested by Bosnian authorities in October 2001 on suspicion of plotting to bomb the U.S. embassy in Sarajevo. Cleared for release January 2002, but transported to Guantanamo at request of US military. Summary of Allegations: The government mainly alleged that he’d planned to travel to Afghanistan in late 2001 to fight the U.S. and allied forces.Also that he associated with al-Qaeda and other suspected terrorists and that he’d worked for a Qaeda-affiliated organization that provided material support to terrorists. Status: Judge ordered release Nov. 20, 2008. Ait Idir was transferred to Bosnia and Herzegovina Dec. 16, 2008. Reason for Court’s Decision: Judge decided the government failed to prove its allegations by a preponderance (majority) of the evidence. “[T]he Government relies exclusively on the information contained in a classified document from an unnamed source,” wrote the judge. This single piece of evidence “is not sufficient” to prove the legality of detention, he said. Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Government allegations Jalal Jalaldin (aka Abdullah Abdulqadir) Nationality: Chinese (Uighur) Circumstances of Capture: Captured December 2001 in Pakistan by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, then transferred to U.S. military for $5,000. Summary of Allegations: The government alleged that he was affiliated with a Uighur (Chinese ethnic minority) independence group know as the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, from which he received weapons training. ETIM was alleged to be associated with al-Qaeda and the Taliban and engaged in hostilities against the U.S. and allies. Status: Determined by government to be eligible for release August 2003. Federal trial judge ordered Parhat released Oct. 8, 2008. The government appealed, and judge’s release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Jalaldin nevertheless was transferred to Bermuda, June 11, 2009. In October, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the Uighurs’ appeal of their case. Reason for Court’s Decision: The D.C. federal appeals court decided on June 20, 2008, that the government had failed to present enough reliable evidence to prove key allegations — that ETIM was linked to al-Qaeda and the Taliban, and that ETIM was hostile to the U.S.” Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Government Allegations Mohammed Jawad Nationality: Afghan Circumstances of Capture: Arrested by local officials in Afghanistan in December 2002. Summary of Allegations: The government alleged that on Dec. 17, 2002, Jawad tossed a grenade in Afghanistan that seriously injured two U.S. soldiers and their local interpreter. Status: On July 30, 2009, judge ordered that “beginning on August 21″ the government “shall promptly release petitioner Jawad.” He was transferred to Afghanistan on Aug. 24, 2009. Reason for Court’s Decision: Technically the judge ordered Jawad released because the government said it would no longer detain him as a wartime enemy. But the government’s decision followed a scathing reprimand from the judge for continuing to detain Jawad and prosecute him in a military commission based mostly on a confession obtained by Afghan officials under death threats. Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Court Transcript Saber Lahmar Nationality: Algerian Circumstances of Capture: Arrested by Bosnian authorities in October 2001 on suspicion of plotting to bomb the U.S. embassy in Sarajevo. Cleared for release January 2002, but transported to Guantanamo at request of US military. Summary of Allegations: The government mainly alleged that he’d planned to travel to Afghanistan in late 2001 to fight the U.S. and allied forces.Also that he associated with al-Qaeda and other suspected terrorists and that he’d worked for a Qaeda-affiliated organization that provided material support to terrorists. Status: Judge ordered release Nov. 20, 2008. Lahmar was transferred to France on Nov. 30, 2009. Reason for Court’s Decision: Judge decided the government failed to prove its allegations by a preponderance (majority) of the evidence. “[T]he Government relies exclusively on the information contained in a classified document from an unnamed source,” wrote the judge. This single piece of evidence “is not sufficient” to prove the legality of detention, he said. Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Government Allegations Edham Mamet Nationality: Chinese (Uighur) Circumstances of Capture: Captured in Afghanistan in November 2001. Summary of Allegations: The government alleged that he was affiliated with a Uighur (Chinese ethnic minority) independence group know as the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, from which he received weapons training. ETIM was alleged to be associated with al-Qaeda and the Taliban and engaged in hostilities against the U.S. and allies. Status: Determined by government to be eligible for release August 2003. Federal trial judge ordered Mamet released Oct. 8, 2008, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. He was transferred to Palau on Oct. 31, 2009. In October, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the Uighurs’ appeal of their case. Reason for Court’s Decision: The D.C. federal appeals court decided on June 20, 2008, that the government had failed to present enough reliable evidence to prove key allegations — that ETIM was linked to al-Qaeda and the Taliban, and that ETIM was hostile to the U.S.” Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Government Allegations Status Report Court Transcript Abdul Nasser (aka Khaleel Mamut) Nationality: Chinese (Uighur) Circumstances of Capture: Captured December 2001 in Pakistan by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, then transferred to U.S. military for $5,000. Summary of Allegations: The government alleged that he was affiliated with a Uighur (Chinese ethnic minority) independence group know as the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, from which he received weapons training. ETIM was alleged to be associated with al-Qaeda and the Taliban and engaged in hostilities against the U.S. and allies. Status: Determined by government to be eligible for transfer November 2005. Federal trial judge ordered Nassar released Oct. 8, 2008, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Nasser nevertheless was transferred to Bermuda on June 11, 2009. In October, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the Uighurs’ appeal of their case. Reason for Court’s Decision: The D.C. federal appeals court decided on June 20, 2008, that the government had failed to present enough reliable evidence to prove key allegations — that ETIM was linked to al-Qaeda and the Taliban, and that ETIM was hostile to the U.S.” Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Government Allegations Mohamed Nechla Nationality: Algerian Circumstances of Capture: Arrested by Bosnian authorities in October 2001 on suspicion of plotting to bomb the U.S. embassy in Sarajevo. Cleared for release January 2002, but transported to Guantanamo at request of US military. Summary of Allegations: The government mainly alleged that he’d planned to travel to Afghanistan in late 2001 to fight the U.S. and allied forces.Also that he associated with al-Qaeda and other suspected terrorists and that he’d worked for a Qaeda-affiliated organization that provided material support to terrorists. Status: Judge ordered release Nov. 20, 2008. Nechla was transferred to Bosnia and Herzegovina Dec. 16, 2008. Reason for Court’s Decision: Judge decided the government failed to prove its allegations by a preponderance (majority) of the evidence. “[T]he Government relies exclusively on the information contained in a classified document from an unnamed source,” wrote the judge. This single piece of evidence “is not sufficient” to prove the legality of detention, he said. Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Government Allegations Detainee Response Adel Noori Nationality: Chinese (Uighur) Circumstances of Capture: Captured December 2001 in Pakistan by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, then transferred to U.S. military for $5,000. Summary of Allegations: The government alleged that he was affiliated with a Uighur (Chinese ethnic minority) independence group know as the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, from which he received weapons training. ETIM was alleged to be associated with al-Qaeda and the Taliban and engaged in hostilities against the U.S. and allies. Status: Determined by government to be eligible for transfer October 2005. Federal trial judge ordered Noori released Oct. 8, 2008, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. He was transferred to Palau on Oct. 31, 2009. In October, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the Uighurs’ appeal of their case. Reason for Court’s Decision: The D.C. federal appeals court decided on June 20, 2008, that the government had failed to present enough reliable evidence to prove key allegations — that ETIM was linked to al-Qaeda and the Taliban, and that ETIM was hostile to the U.S. — and that Parhat could not be held as an enemy combatant on “bare assertions.” Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Government allegations Huzaifa Parhat Nationality: Chinese (Uighur) Circumstances of Capture: Captured December 2001 in Pakistan by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, then transferred to U.S. military for $5,000. Summary of Allegations: The government alleged that he was affiliated with a Uighur (Chinese ethnic minority) independence group know as the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, from which he received weapons training. ETIM was alleged to be associated with al-Qaeda and the Taliban and engaged in hostilities against the U.S. and allies. Status: Determined by government to be eligible for release August 2003. Federal trial judge ordered Parhat released Oct. 8, 2008. The government appealed, and judge’s release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Parhat nevertheless was transferred to Bermuda, June 11, 2009. In October, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the Uighurs’ appeal of their case. Reason for Court’s Decision: The D.C. federal appeals court decided on June 20, 2008, that the government had failed to present enough reliable evidence to prove key allegations — that ETIM was linked to al-Qaeda and the Taliban, and that ETIM was hostile to the U.S. – and that Parhat could not be held as an enemy combatant on “bare assertions.” Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Government allegations Abdul Semet (aka Salahadin Abdulahat) Nationality: Chinese (Uighur) Circumstances of Capture: Captured in December 2001 by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, transferred to US military for $5,000. Summary of Allegations: The government alleged that he was affiliated with a Uighur (Chinese ethnic minority) independence group know as the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, from which he received weapons training. ETIM was alleged to be associated with al-Qaeda and the Taliban and engaged in hostilities against the U.S. and allies. Status: Determined by government to be eligible for release August 2003. Federal trial judge ordered Rahman released Oct. 8, 2008. The government appealed, and judge’s release order was blocked by D.C. federal appeals court. He was transferred to Palau on Oct. 31, 2009. In October, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the Uighurs’ appeal of their case. Reason for Court’s Decision: The D.C. federal appeals court decided on June 20, 2008, that the government had failed to present enough reliable evidence to prove key allegations — that ETIM was linked to al-Qaeda and the Taliban, and that ETIM was hostile to the U.S.” Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Government allegations Ahmad Tourson Nationality: Chinese (Uighur) Circumstances of Capture: Captured in Afghanistan in November 2001. Summary of Allegations: The government alleged that he was affiliated with a Uighur (Chinese ethnic minority) independence group know as the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, from which he received weapons training. ETIM was alleged to be associated with al-Qaeda and the Taliban and engaged in hostilities against the U.S. and allies. Status: Determined by government to be eligible for release December 2005. Federal trial judge ordered Tourson released Oct. 8, 2008, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. He was transferred to Palau on Oct. 31, 2009. In October, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the Uighurs’ appeal of their case. Reason for Court’s Decision: The D.C. federal appeals court decided on June 20, 2008, that the government had failed to present enough reliable evidence to prove key allegations — that ETIM was linked to al-Qaeda and the Taliban, and that ETIM was hostile to the U.S.” Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Government allegations Still in Custody Mohammed Al Adahi Nationality: Yemeni Circumstances of Capture: Captured by Pakistani authorities near the Afghanistan border in December 2001. Summary of Allegations: The government alleged that Adahi once helped tend to wounded Taliban soldiers during a bus trip; was present in Kabul during the U.S. air campaign there; and was in possession of the model of a watch that has been used in bombings linked to al-Qaeda. Status: Judge ordered release Aug. 17, 2009. He remains at Guantanamo. Reason for Court’s Decision: Judge ordered release Aug. 17, 2009. He remains at Guantanamo. The judge found “no reliable evidence” that Adahi supported, trained or fought for, or was a member of al-Qaeda, and that while Adahi acknowledged meeting Osama Bin Laden, that did not justify his detention. Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Government Allegations Detainee response Khalid Ali (aka Saidullah Khalik) Nationality: Chinese (Uighur) Circumstances of Capture: Captured in December 2001 by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, transferred to US military for $5,000. Summary of Allegations: The government alleged that he was affiliated with a Uighur (Chinese ethnic minority) independence group know as the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, from which he received weapons training. ETIM was alleged to be associated with al-Qaeda and the Taliban and engaged in hostilities against the U.S. and allies. Status: Determined by government to be eligible for release August 2003. Federal trial judge ordered Ali released Oct. 8, 2008, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Ali has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the appeals court’s decision. He remains at Guantanamo. In October, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the Uighurs’ appeal of their case. Reason for Court’s Decision: The D.C. federal appeals court decided on June 20, 2008, that the government had failed to present enough reliable evidence to prove key allegations — that ETIM was linked to al-Qaeda and the Taliban, and that ETIM was hostile to the U.S. — and that Khalid could not be held as an enemy combatant on “bare assertions.” Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Status Report Yasin Muhammed Basardh Nationality: Yemeni Circumstances of Capture: Captured near the Afghanistan/Pakistan border in early 2002. Summary of Allegations: The government alleged that Basardh trained at a Qaeda military camp and fought for the Taliban, hiding with Osama bin Laden in the mountains of Tora Bora in late 2001. Status: Judge found Basardh eligible for release April 15, 2009. He remains at Guantanamo, while the government appeals the decision. Reason for Court’s Decision: Judge found Basardh eligible for release. However, he remains at Guantanamo, while the government appeals the decision. The judge said the admitted Taliban fighter could no longer be properly detained, because news reports showed that Basardh gave U.S. authorities information about numerous other suspected terrorists. “[A]ny ties with the enemy have been severed, and any realistic risk that he could rejoin the enemy has been foreclosed,” the judge wrote. Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Farhi Saeed bin Mohammed Nationality: Algerian Circumstances of Capture: Captured by Pakistani authorities in late 2001 while attempting to cross the border from Afghanistan to Pakistan. Summary of Allegations: The government alleged that Mohammed received weapons training in Afghanistan, and that he saw Osama bin Laden at a funeral in Kabul shortly after 9/11. Status: Judge ordered release Nov. 19, 2009. Mohammed remains at Guantanamo. Reason for Court’s Decision: The court has not yet released a declassified version of the judge’s opinion. Saeed Hatim Nationality: Yemeni Circumstances of Capture: Captured in December 2001 by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, transferred to US military for $5,000. Summary of Allegations: He went to Afghanistan in 2001 , where he attended the al-Farouq training camp and joined Arab soldiers near Kabul. Status: A judge granted his petition for a writ of habeas corpus on Dec. 16, 2009. He remains at Guantanamo. Arkin Mahmud Nationality: Chinese (Uighur) Circumstances of Capture: Captured in Afghanistan in November 2001 Summary of Allegations: The government alleged that he was affiliated with a Uighur (Chinese ethnic minority) independence group know as the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, from which he received weapons training. ETIM was alleged to be associated with al-Qaeda and the Taliban and engaged in hostilities against the U.S. and allies. Reason for Court’s Decision: Determined by government to be eligible for transfer January 2006. Federal trial judge ordered Mahmud released Oct. 8, 2008, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Mahmud has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the appeals court’s decision. He remains at Guantanamo. In October, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the Uighurs? appeal of their case. Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Government allegations Status report (September 2008) Court transcript) Bahtiyar Mahnut Nationality: Chinese (Uighur) Circumstances of Capture: Captured in December 2001 by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, transferred to US military for $5,000. Summary of Allegations: The government alleged that he was affiliated with a Uighur (Chinese ethnic minority) independence group know as the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, from which he received weapons training. ETIM was alleged to be associated with al-Qaeda and the Taliban and engaged in hostilities against the U.S. and allies. Status: Determined by government to be eligible for transfer December 2005. Federal trial judge ordered Mahnut released Oct. 8, 2008, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Mahnut has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the appeals court’s decision. He remains at Guantanamo. In October, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the Uighurs’ appeal of their case. Reason for Court’s Decision: The D.C. federal appeals court decided on June 20, 2008, that the government had failed to present enough reliable evidence to prove key allegations — that ETIM was linked to al-Qaeda and the Taliban, and that ETIM was hostile to the U.S.” Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Government allegations Status report (September 2008) Court transcript Hammad Memet (aka Ahmed Mohamed) Nationality: Chinese (Uighur) Circumstances of Capture: Captured in December 2001 by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, transferred to US military for $5,000. Summary of Allegations: The government alleged that he was affiliated with a Uighur (Chinese ethnic minority) independence group know as the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, from which he received weapons training. ETIM was alleged to be associated with al-Qaeda and the Taliban and engaged in hostilities against the U.S. and allies. Status: Determined by government to be eligible for transfer May 2008. Federal trial judge ordered Memet released Oct. 8, 2008, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Memet has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the appeals court’s decision. He remains at Guantanamo. In October, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the Uighurs’ appeal of their case. Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Government allegations Status report (September 2008) Court transcript Sabir Osman (aka Hajiakbar Abdulghupur) Nationality: Chinese (Uighur) Circumstances of Capture: Captured in December 2001 by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, transferred to US military for $5,000. Summary of Allegations: The government alleged that he was affiliated with a Uighur (Chinese ethnic minority) independence group know as the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, from which he received weapons training. ETIM was alleged to be associated with al-Qaeda and the Taliban and engaged in hostilities against the U.S. and allies. Status: Determined by government to be eligible for release August 2003. Federal trial judge ordered Osman released Oct. 8, 2008, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Osman has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the appeals court’s decision. He remains at Guantanamo. In October, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the Uighurs’ appeal of their case. Reason for Court’s Decision: The D.C. federal appeals court decided on June 20, 2008, that the government had failed to present enough reliable evidence to prove key allegations — that ETIM was linked to al-Qaeda and the Taliban, and that ETIM was hostile to the U.S.” Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Government allegations Status report (September 2008) Court transcript) Abdul Razakah Nationality: Chinese (Uighur) Circumstances of Capture: Captured in December 2001 by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, transferred to US military for $5,000. Summary of Allegations: The government alleged that he was affiliated with a Uighur (Chinese ethnic minority) independence group know as the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, from which he received weapons training. ETIM was alleged to be associated with al-Qaeda and the Taliban and engaged in hostilities against the U.S. and allies. Status: Determined by government to be eligible for transfer December 2005. Federal trial judge ordered Razakah released Oct. 8, 2008, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Razakah has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the appeals court’s decision. He remains at Guantanamo. In October, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the Uighurs’ appeal of their case. Reason for Court’s Decision: The D.C. federal appeals court decided on June 20, 2008, that the government had failed to present enough reliable evidence to prove key allegations — that ETIM was linked to al-Qaeda and the Taliban, and that ETIM was hostile to the U.S.” Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Government allegations Status Report Court Transcript Abdul Sabour (aka Yusef Abbas) Nationality: Chinese (Uighur) Circumstances of Capture: Captured in December 2001 by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, transferred to US military for $5,000. Summary of Allegations: The government alleged that he was affiliated with a Uighur (Chinese ethnic minority) independence group know as the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, from which he received weapons training. ETIM was alleged to be associated with al-Qaeda and the Taliban and engaged in hostilities against the U.S. and allies. Status: Ordered released, remains at Gitmo. Reason for Court’s Decision: Determined by government to be eligible for transfer November 2003. Federal trial judge ordered Sabour released Oct. 8, 2008, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Sabour has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the appeals court’s decision. He remains at Guantanamo. In October, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the Uighurs? appeal of their case. Court Documents: Trial Court Decision Government allegations Status Report Court Transcript View original post here: Gitmo Habeas Scoreboard — Detainee Wins

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