Abdul Rahman Nashi Badi Al Hataybi
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Abdul Rahman Nashi Badi Al Hataybi is a citizen of Saudi Arabia
who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
.
His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 268.
American intelligence analysts estimate that he was born in 1980, in Dehman, Saudi Arabia.
to captives from the war on terror. This policy was challenged before the Judicial branch. Critics argued that the USA could not evade its obligation to conduct a competent tribunal
s to determine whether captives are, or are not, entitled to the protections of prisoner of war
status.
Subsequently the Department of Defense
instituted the Combatant Status Review Tribunal
s. The Tribunals, however, were not authorized to determine whether the captives were lawful combatants -- rather they were merely empowered to make a recommendation as to whether the captive had previously been correctly determined to match the Bush administration's definition of an enemy combatant
.
There is no record that
Al Hataybi chose to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
The factors for and against continuing to detain Al Hataybi were among the 121 that the Department of Defense released on March 3, 2006.
The following primary factors favor continued detention
The following primary factors favor release of transfer
According to that list Al Hataybi was repatriated to Saudi custory on December 28, 2007, with nine other men.
All ten men repatriated on December 28, 2007 were repatriated in spite of their annual reviews recommending their continued detention.
Unlike the other nine men Al Hataybi's continued detention was reviewed by an annual review board in 2007.
His review board convened on March 22, 2007.
Gordon England, the Designated Civilian Official
, authorized Al Hataybi's continued detention on June 28, 2007.
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
who was held in extrajudicial detention 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 detainment camp
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...
.
His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 268.
American intelligence analysts estimate that he was born in 1980, in Dehman, Saudi Arabia.
Combatant Status Review Tribunal
Initially the Bush administration asserted that they could withhold all the protections of the Geneva ConventionsGeneva Conventions
The Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties, and three additional protocols, that establish the standards of international law for the humanitarian treatment of the victims of war...
to captives from the war on terror. This policy was challenged before the Judicial branch. Critics argued that the USA could not evade its obligation to conduct a competent tribunal
Competent tribunal
Competent Tribunal is a term used Article 5 paragraph 2 of the Third Geneva Convention, which states:-ICRC commentary on competent tribunals:...
s to determine whether captives are, or are not, entitled to the protections of prisoner of war
Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
status.
Subsequently the Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
instituted the 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. The Tribunals, however, were not authorized to determine whether the captives were lawful combatants -- rather they were merely empowered to make a recommendation as to whether the captive had previously been correctly determined to match the Bush administration's definition of an enemy combatant
Enemy combatant
Enemy combatant is a term historically referring to members of the armed forces of the state with which another state is at war. Prior to 2008, the definition was: "Any person in an armed conflict who could be properly detained under the laws and customs of war." In the case of a civil war or an...
.
There is no record that
Al Hataybi chose to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
The factors for and against continuing to detain Al Hataybi were among the 121 that the Department of Defense released on March 3, 2006.
The following primary factors favor continued detention
The following primary factors favor release of transfer
Repatration
On November 25, 2008 the Department of Defense published a list of when captives left Guantanamo.According to that list Al Hataybi was repatriated to Saudi custory on December 28, 2007, with nine other men.
All ten men repatriated on December 28, 2007 were repatriated in spite of their annual reviews recommending their continued detention.
Unlike the other nine men Al Hataybi's continued detention was reviewed by an annual review board in 2007.
His review board convened on March 22, 2007.
Gordon England, the Designated Civilian Official
Designated Civilian Official
The Designated Civilian Official is the title of the civilian appointed to head the Office for the Administrative Review of Detained Enemy Combatants .The DCO and OARDEC were officially created on June 23, 2004.-Announcement:...
, authorized Al Hataybi's continued detention on June 28, 2007.