Ahmed Mohamed
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Ahmed Mohamed is a citizen of China
, currently imprisoned in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
.
He is one of the 22 Uighurs held in Guantanamo
for many years despite it became clear early on that they were innocent.
He won his habeas corpus
in 2008. Judge Ricardo Urbina declared his detention as unlawful and ordered to set him free in the United States
. The government appealed, and the judges decided that he did not have the right to be released in the United States.
As of today Ahmed Mohamed has been confined at the Guantanamo camps for . He arrived at Guantanamo on May 3, 2002. Their attorney's translator claims they had been sold to the U.S. military by bounty hunters.
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, currently imprisoned 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...
.
He is one of the 22 Uighurs held in Guantanamo
Uyghur detainees in Guantanamo
The United States government detained twenty-two Uyghurs in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp since 2002. As of today the five Uyghurs Abdul Razakah, Yusef Abbas, Hajiakbar Abdulghupur, Saidullah Khalik and Ahmed Mohamed remain in Guantanamo and have filed cases in US courts to obtain the right to...
for many years despite it became clear early on that they were innocent.
He won his habeas corpus
Habeas corpus
is a writ, or legal action, through which a prisoner can be released from unlawful detention. The remedy can be sought by the prisoner or by another person coming to his aid. Habeas corpus originated in the English legal system, but it is now available in many nations...
in 2008. Judge Ricardo Urbina declared his detention as unlawful and ordered to set him free in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The government appealed, and the judges decided that he did not have the right to be released in the United States.
As of today Ahmed Mohamed has been confined at the Guantanamo camps for . He arrived at Guantanamo on May 3, 2002. Their attorney's translator claims they had been sold to the U.S. military by bounty hunters.
External links
- From Guantánamo to the United States: The Story of the Wrongly Imprisoned Uighurs Andy WorthingtonAndy WorthingtonAndy Worthington is a British historian, journalist, and film director.He has published three books, and been published in numerous publications.In 2009 Worthington was the co-director of a documentary about the Guantanamo detainees....
October 9, 2008 - Judge Ricardo Urbina’s unclassified opinion (redacted version)
- MOTIONS/STATUS HEARING - UIGHURS CASES BEFORE THE HONORABLE RICARDO M. URBINA