Amir Yakoub Mohammed Al Amir Mahmoud
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On March 3, 2006, in response to a court order
from Jed Rakoff the Department of Defense
published a seven page summarized transcript from his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
was prepared for
Mohammed Yakoub's
first annual
Administrative Review Board,
on
29 June 2005.
The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.
The following primary factors favor continued detention
The following primary factors favor release or transfer
was prepared for
Mohammed Yakoub's
second annual
Administrative Review Board,
on
14 April 2006.
The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.
The following primary factors favor continued detention
The following primary factors favor release or transfer
A Sudanese captive identified as "Yacoub al-Amir", two other Sudanese
, a Moroccan, and five Afghan captives
were repatriated to the custody of their home countries on May 1, 2008.
The identity of the five Afghan repatriates was not made public. The other two Sudanese men were Sami Al Hajj and Walid Ali.
The Moroccan captive was Saïd Boujaâdia
.
Amnesty International
reports that the nine repatriates were the first captives to be repatriated in 2008.
The three men gave a press conference in Sudan, upon their arrival.
Yacoub and Walid Ali reported they were hooded, and shackled into their seats, during the flight home.
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...
from Jed Rakoff the Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
published a seven page summarized transcript from his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
First annual Administrative Review Board
A Summary of Evidence memoSummary of Evidence (ARB)
Counter-terrorism analysts prepared a Summary of Evidence memo for the Administrative Review Board hearings of approximately 460 captives in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba from December 2004 to December 2005.-Release of the memos:...
was prepared for
Mohammed Yakoub's
first annual
Administrative Review Board,
on
29 June 2005.
The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.
The following primary factors favor continued detention
The following primary factors favor release or transfer
Second annual Administrative Review Board
A Summary of Evidence memoSummary of Evidence (ARB)
Counter-terrorism analysts prepared a Summary of Evidence memo for the Administrative Review Board hearings of approximately 460 captives in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba from December 2004 to December 2005.-Release of the memos:...
was prepared for
Mohammed Yakoub's
second annual
Administrative Review Board,
on
14 April 2006.
The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.
The following primary factors favor continued detention
The following primary factors favor release or transfer
Repatriation
In 2007, when Yacoub al-Amir was in Camp 6, Clive Stafford Smith wrote:A Sudanese captive identified as "Yacoub al-Amir", two other Sudanese
Sudanese captives in Guantanamo
Twelve Sudanese citizen have been held at the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba and as of today Ibrahim Othman Ibrahim Idris, Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud Al Qosi, Noor Uthman Muhammaed remain there.-List of Sudanese citizen at Guantanamo:...
, a Moroccan, and five Afghan captives
Afghan captives in Guantanamo
According to the United States Department of Defense, there were over two hundred Afghan detainees in Guantanamo prior to May 15, 2006.The Guantanamo Bay detention camp was opened on January 11, 2002....
were repatriated to the custody of their home countries on May 1, 2008.
The identity of the five Afghan repatriates was not made public. The other two Sudanese men were Sami Al Hajj and Walid Ali.
The Moroccan captive was Saïd Boujaâdia
Said Boujaadia
-Testimony:The Department of Defense did not release a transcript of Boujaadia's Combatant Status Review Tribunal, implying he chose not to participate.-First annual Administrative Review Board:...
.
Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
reports that the nine repatriates were the first captives to be repatriated in 2008.
The three men gave a press conference in Sudan, upon their arrival.
Yacoub and Walid Ali reported they were hooded, and shackled into their seats, during the flight home.
External links
- The Guantánamo Files: Website Extras (10) – Seized in Pakistan (Part Two) Andy Worthington
- Who are the prisoners released from Guantánamo with Sami al-Haj? Andy Worthington