Abdul Karim Irgashive
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Abdul Karim Irgashive
is a citizen of Tajikistan
who was held in extrajudicial detention
in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
.
The Department of Defense
reports that he was born on May 7, 1965, in Dushanbe
, Tajikistan and assigned him the Internment Serial Number 641.
Abdul Karim Irgashive was transferred to Tajikistan on July 17, 2004.
for his unjustified extrajudicial detention in Guantanamo.
Ergashev described himself as a political refugee, who had been staying in a refugee camp in Afghanistan
, when the Americans initiated the American aerial bombardment of Afghanistan.
The Ferghana Information Agency
reports:
The Ferghana Information Agency
reports that Ergashev claims he acquired Hepatitis C
in Guantanamo, and had his gall bladder removed without explanation.
is a citizen of Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
who was held in extrajudicial detention
Extrajudicial detention
Arbitrary or extrajudicial detention is the detention of individuals by a state, without ever laying formal charges against them.Although it has a long history of legitimate use in wartime , detention without charge, sometimes in secret, has been one of the hallmarks of totalitarian states...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Guantanamo Bay detention camps, 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...
.
The Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
reports that he was born on May 7, 1965, in Dushanbe
Dushanbe
-Economy:Coal, lead, and arsenic are mined nearby in the cities of Nurek and Kulob allowing for the industrialization of Dushanbe. The Nurek Dam, the world's highest as of 2008, generates 95% of Tajikistan's electricity, and another dam, the Roghun Dam, is planned on the Vakhsh River...
, Tajikistan and assigned him the Internment Serial Number 641.
Abdul Karim Irgashive was transferred to Tajikistan on July 17, 2004.
Attempt to sue for compensation
On July 22, 2007 Irgashive attempted to sue President BushGeorge W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
for his unjustified extrajudicial detention in Guantanamo.
Ergashev described himself as a political refugee, who had been staying in a refugee camp in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, when the Americans initiated the American aerial bombardment of Afghanistan.
The Ferghana Information Agency
Ferghana Information Agency
The Ferghana Information Agency is a certtified Russian media outlet, serving the central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union.The Ferghana Information Agency is notable because it employs correspondents in the major cities of all the central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union.The...
reports:
The Ferghana Information Agency
Ferghana Information Agency
The Ferghana Information Agency is a certtified Russian media outlet, serving the central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union.The Ferghana Information Agency is notable because it employs correspondents in the major cities of all the central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union.The...
reports that Ergashev claims he acquired Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is an infectious disease primarily affecting the liver, caused by the hepatitis C virus . The infection is often asymptomatic, but chronic infection can lead to scarring of the liver and ultimately to cirrhosis, which is generally apparent after many years...
in Guantanamo, and had his gall bladder removed without explanation.
External links
- Tajikistan: ex-Guantánamo prisoner plans to sue President Bush Andy Worthington