Assem Matruq Mohammad Al Aasmi
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Assem Matruq Mohammad Al Aasmi is a citizen of Saudi Arabia
currently held in extrajudicial detention
in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
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As of today Assem Matruq Mohammad al Aasmi has been confined in the Guantanamo camps for , he arrived there on January 23, 2002.
petition published on his behalf.
But, although the Department of Defense published documents from the CSR Tribunals of 179 captives, they did not publish any of his habeas documents.
In July 2008 the US District Court ruled that his habeas petition was moot
.
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...
currently 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...
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As of today Assem Matruq Mohammad al Aasmi has been confined in the Guantanamo camps for , he arrived there on January 23, 2002.
Habeas petition
Al Aasmi had a habeas corpusHabeas 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...
petition published on his behalf.
But, although the Department of Defense published documents from the CSR Tribunals of 179 captives, they did not publish any of his habeas documents.
In July 2008 the US District Court ruled that his habeas petition was moot
Moot
Moot may refer to:* from Moot as an Old English language term for meeting:**Folkmoot**Jamtamót, the old assembly of Jämtland**Witenagemot, the High Council of Anglo-Saxon England...
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