Almasm Rabilavich Sharipov
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Almasm Rabilavich Sharipov is a citizen of Russia
who was held in extrajudicial detention
in the United States
's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
.
His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 209.
were held in Guantanamo.
Sharipov was reported to have been repatriated on 24 February 2004 with six other Russian men.
The Department of Defense stated the three men committed suicide
.
Camp authorities called the deaths "an act of asymmetric warfare", and suspected plans had been coordinated by the captive's attorneys—so they seized all the captives' documents, including the captives' copies of their habeas documents.
Since the habeas documents were privileged lawyer-client communication the
Department of Justice was compelled to file documents about the document seizures.
According to documents filed by the United States Department of Justice
"Abdur Razakah's" documents were seized by camp authorities.
Those documents identified Abdur Razakah as captive 209.
on March 26, 2007, where he requested political asylum.
In his request for asylum was based on his assertion that he was a "victim of harassment by Russian intelligence".
Russian security officials confirmed he had been "under watch", but denied the harassment claims.
Netherlands officials house Khazhiev in the Ter Apel refugee accommodation center.
Human Rights Watch
reports the Netherlands did grant him asylum.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
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...
's 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...
.
His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 209.
Repatriation
Sharipov, and seven other menRussian captives in Guantanamo
The United States Department of Defense acknowledges holding nineRussian detainees in Guantanamo.However, the actual number of Russian citizens in Guantanamo remains unclear.Several men known to have been held in Guantanamo are missing from the official list....
were held in Guantanamo.
Sharipov was reported to have been repatriated on 24 February 2004 with six other Russian men.
Seizure of his privileged attorney client documents
On June 10, 2006 the Department of Defense reported that three captives died in custody.The Department of Defense stated the three men committed suicide
Guantanamo suicide attempts
On June 10, 2006 three prisoners held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detainment camps allegedly committed suicide. The United States Department of Defense stopped reporting Guantanamo suicide attempts in 2002....
.
Camp authorities called the deaths "an act of asymmetric warfare", and suspected plans had been coordinated by the captive's attorneys—so they seized all the captives' documents, including the captives' copies of their habeas documents.
Since the habeas documents were privileged lawyer-client communication the
Department of Justice was compelled to file documents about the document seizures.
According to documents filed by the United States Department of Justice
United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...
"Abdur Razakah's" documents were seized by camp authorities.
Those documents identified Abdur Razakah as captive 209.
Request for Asylum in the Netherlands
Shamil Khazhiev arrived in the NetherlandsNetherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
on March 26, 2007, where he requested political asylum.
In his request for asylum was based on his assertion that he was a "victim of harassment by Russian intelligence".
Russian security officials confirmed he had been "under watch", but denied the harassment claims.
Netherlands officials house Khazhiev in the Ter Apel refugee accommodation center.
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is an international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. Its headquarters are in New York City and it has offices in Berlin, Beirut, Brussels, Chicago, Geneva, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, Paris, San Francisco, Tokyo,...
reports the Netherlands did grant him asylum.