Abdelaziz Kareem Salim al-Noofayee
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Abdelaziz Kareem Salim al-Noofayee is a citizen of Saudi Arabia who was held at the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
until 2009.
Abdalaziz Kareem Salim al Noofayaee was captured in Pakistan in March 2002 and transferred to Saudi Arabia on 12 June 2009.
organization. During the raid, two other individuals were also apprehended.
He was formally arrested in March 2002. He was eventually transferred to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba where he was assigned detainee ID number 687.
al-Noofayee was repatriated to Saudi Arabia on 12 June 2009.
According to Saudi security officials he was allowed to meet with his family shortly after his return to Saudi Arabia.
Prior to reunification, he was questioned by Saudi officials and enrolled in a Saudi jihadist rehabilitation program .
When the Department of Defense
complied with US District Court Justice Jed Rakoff's court order
to release the documents from the Guantanamo detainees's Combatant Status Review Tribunal
s al-Noofayee's name came to light.
One of the reasons he was detained was that he was captured wearing a Casio F91W
digital watch.
He told his Tribunal: "The guards here wear the same Casio watch I did. The watch I was wearing looked like the same one the guards wear here. Does that mean they're al-Qaeda members?"
, were repatriated to Saudi Arabia on 12 June 2009.
Saudi security officials have stated that the three men were allowed to meet with their families, shortly after their repatriation.
Security officials said the three men were then taken to an undisclosed location for interrogation.
The three men would go through the same Saudi jihadist rehabilitation program as other repatriated captives.
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
The Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a detainment and interrogation facility of the United States located within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. The facility was established in 2002 by the Bush Administration to hold detainees from the war in Afghanistan and later Iraq...
s, 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...
until 2009.
Abdalaziz Kareem Salim al Noofayaee was captured in Pakistan in March 2002 and transferred to Saudi Arabia on 12 June 2009.
Pakistani capture
In September 2001, Al Noofayee believed that Pakistani police were randomly arresting Arabs. He stayed at a guesthouse was recommended to him by the TablighTablighi Jamaat
Tablighi Jamaat is a religious movement which was founded in 1926 by Muhammad Ilyas al-Kandhlawi in India. The movement primarily aims at Tablighi spiritual reformation by working at the grass roots level, reaching out to Muslims across all social and economic spectra to bring them closer to...
organization. During the raid, two other individuals were also apprehended.
He was formally arrested in March 2002. He was eventually transferred to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba where he was assigned detainee ID number 687.
al-Noofayee was repatriated to Saudi Arabia on 12 June 2009.
According to Saudi security officials he was allowed to meet with his family shortly after his return to Saudi Arabia.
Prior to reunification, he was questioned by Saudi officials and enrolled in a Saudi jihadist rehabilitation program .
When the Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
complied with US District Court Justice Jed Rakoff's court order
Court 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...
to release the documents from the Guantanamo detainees's Combatant Status Review Tribunal
Combatant Status Review Tribunal
The Combatant Status Review Tribunals were a set of tribunals for confirming whether detainees held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp had been correctly designated as "enemy combatants". The CSRTs were established July 7, 2004 by order of U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense...
s al-Noofayee's name came to light.
One of the reasons he was detained was that he was captured wearing a Casio F91W
Casio F91W
-External links:* , Casio website...
digital watch.
He told his Tribunal: "The guards here wear the same Casio watch I did. The watch I was wearing looked like the same one the guards wear here. Does that mean they're al-Qaeda members?"
Repatriation
Abdelaziz and two other Saudis, Khalid Saad Mohammed and Ahmed Zaid Salim ZuhairAhmed Zaid Salim Zuhair
Ahmed Zaid Salim Zuhair is a citizen of Saudi Arabia formerly held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.On August 13, 2008 it was reported that Ahmed Zaid Zuhair had been on a hunger strike since June 2005....
, were repatriated to Saudi Arabia on 12 June 2009.
Saudi security officials have stated that the three men were allowed to meet with their families, shortly after their repatriation.
Security officials said the three men were then taken to an undisclosed location for interrogation.
The three men would go through the same Saudi jihadist rehabilitation program as other repatriated captives.
External links
- Guantánamo: A Prison Built On Lies Andy Worthington