Dawut Abdurehim
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On March 3, 2006, in response to a court order
from Jed Rakoff the Department of Defense
published a nine page summarized transcript from his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
Dawut Abdurehim's behalf.
In response, on 8 September 2006 the Department of Defense released 31 pages of unclassified documents related to his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
Commander
Karen M. Gibbs.
His enemy combatant status was confirmed by Tribunal panel 12.
Gibbs noted that the Tribunal panel "substantially complied" with the rules set out for Tribunals conduct.
Gibbs noted
.
Dawut Abdurehim testified that Abdul Razak had made two deliveries of food to the Uyghur camp, and that he was not a fighter.
Dawut Abdurehim confirmed that they had fled the American aerial bombardment of Afghanistan with the other Uyghurs, through the mountains, into Pakistan, where they were turned over the Pakistani authorities.
On Abdul Razak's detainee election form Dawut Abdurehim's name was recorded as "Sabet".
Both men testified that they had not seen the other man train on or carry any weapons.
Abdul Razak testified that the camp was near a village he called Urhurl.
In September 2007 the Department of Defense released all the Summary of Evidence memos
prepared for the Administrative Review Boards convened in 2006.
There is no record that a Board reviewed his status in 2005 or 2006.
In September 2007 the Department of Defense released the recommendation memos from 133 of the Administrative Review Boards that convened in 2005 and the recommendation memos from 55 of the Administrative Review Boards that convened in 2006.
No recommendation memos were released for Dawut Abdurehim.
On June 12, 2008 the United States Supreme Court restored the Guantanamo captives' access to the USA's civilian justice system in its ruling on Boumediene v. Bush
.
Specifically it re-initiated the captives' habeas corpus
petitions.
In an unrelated development Huzaifa Parhat's DTA appeal concluded that his Combatant Status Review Tribunal had erred in confirming he was an "enemy combatant", due to insufficient evidence.
The Department of Justice had the option of appealing the ruling, claiming it had new evidence. The Uyghurs' habeas petitions were the first to be scheduled for review.
In September 2008, days before the Department of Justice would have been expected to offer a justification in court for the Uyghurs' detention, and after six and half years of extrajudicial detention, the Department of Justice acknowledged the evidence to justify their detention did not exist.
announced that they would offer temporary asylum to some of the Uyghurs.
The government of Palau sent a delegation Guantanamo, and interviewed some of the remaining Uyghurs.
Some of the Uyghurs declined to be interviewed by the Palauns. In the end the government of Palau offered asylum to twelve of the remaining thirteen Uyghurs. Palau declined to offer asylum to one of the Uyghurs who suffered from a mental disorder, brought on by detention, that was too profound to be treated in Palau.
On October 31, 2009 Abdulrehim, Ahmad Tourson
, Abdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman
, Edham Mamet, Anwar Hassan and Adel Noori
were released and transferred to Palau.
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 nine page summarized transcript from his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
Dawut Abdurehim v. George W. Bush
A writ of habeas corpus, Dawut Abdurehim v. George W. Bush, was submitted onDawut Abdurehim's behalf.
In response, on 8 September 2006 the Department of Defense released 31 pages of unclassified documents related to his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
Legal Sufficiency Review
His Combatant Status Review Tribunal's Legal Sufficiency Review was drafted on 18 January 2005 by Assistant Legal AdvisorLegal Advisor (OARDEC)
A Legal Advisor, and an Assistant Legal Advisor were part of the Office for the Administrative Review of Detained Enemy Combatants team tasked to conduct Combatant Status Review Tribunals of captives held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.The...
Commander
Commander
Commander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.-Commander as a naval...
Karen M. Gibbs.
His enemy combatant status was confirmed by Tribunal panel 12.
Gibbs noted that the Tribunal panel "substantially complied" with the rules set out for Tribunals conduct.
Gibbs noted
Testimony on behalf of Abdul Razak
Dawut Abdurehim testified on behalf of Abdul RazakAbdul Razak (Guantanamo detainee 219)
Abdul Razak is a citizen of China held for more than nine years in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.Joint Task Force Guantanamo reported that Razak was born in Atush, China but did not publish a birth date for him....
.
Dawut Abdurehim testified that Abdul Razak had made two deliveries of food to the Uyghur camp, and that he was not a fighter.
Dawut Abdurehim confirmed that they had fled the American aerial bombardment of Afghanistan with the other Uyghurs, through the mountains, into Pakistan, where they were turned over the Pakistani authorities.
On Abdul Razak's detainee election form Dawut Abdurehim's name was recorded as "Sabet".
Both men testified that they had not seen the other man train on or carry any weapons.
Abdul Razak testified that the camp was near a village he called Urhurl.
Current status
Five Uyghurs, whose CSR Tribunals determined they had not been enemy combatants were transferred to detention in an Albanian refugee camp in 2006. A man who was born to Uyghur parents, in Saudi Arabia, and thus was considered a Uyghur, was nevertheless returned to Saudi Arabia. All the other Uyghurs remained in Guantanamo.In September 2007 the Department of Defense released all the Summary of Evidence memos
Summary 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:...
prepared for the Administrative Review Boards convened in 2006.
There is no record that a Board reviewed his status in 2005 or 2006.
In September 2007 the Department of Defense released the recommendation memos from 133 of the Administrative Review Boards that convened in 2005 and the recommendation memos from 55 of the Administrative Review Boards that convened in 2006.
No recommendation memos were released for Dawut Abdurehim.
On June 12, 2008 the United States Supreme Court restored the Guantanamo captives' access to the USA's civilian justice system in its ruling on Boumediene v. Bush
Boumediene v. Bush
Boumediene v. Bush, 553 U.S. 723 , was a writ of habeas corpus submission made in a civilian court of the United States on behalf of Lakhdar Boumediene, a naturalized citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, held in military detention by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba...
.
Specifically it re-initiated the captives' 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...
petitions.
In an unrelated development Huzaifa Parhat's DTA appeal concluded that his Combatant Status Review Tribunal had erred in confirming he was an "enemy combatant", due to insufficient evidence.
The Department of Justice had the option of appealing the ruling, claiming it had new evidence. The Uyghurs' habeas petitions were the first to be scheduled for review.
In September 2008, days before the Department of Justice would have been expected to offer a justification in court for the Uyghurs' detention, and after six and half years of extrajudicial detention, the Department of Justice acknowledged the evidence to justify their detention did not exist.
Temporary Asylum in Palau
In June 2009 the government of PalauPalau
Palau , officially the Republic of Palau , is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines and south of Tokyo. In 1978, after three decades as being part of the United Nations trusteeship, Palau chose independence instead of becoming part of the Federated States of Micronesia, a...
announced that they would offer temporary asylum to some of the Uyghurs.
The government of Palau sent a delegation Guantanamo, and interviewed some of the remaining Uyghurs.
Some of the Uyghurs declined to be interviewed by the Palauns. In the end the government of Palau offered asylum to twelve of the remaining thirteen Uyghurs. Palau declined to offer asylum to one of the Uyghurs who suffered from a mental disorder, brought on by detention, that was too profound to be treated in Palau.
On October 31, 2009 Abdulrehim, Ahmad Tourson
Ahmad Tourson
Ahmad Tourson or Ahmad Abdulahad is an Uyghur refugee unlawfully detained for more than seven years in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba despite it became clear early on that he was innocent....
, Abdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman
Abdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman
Abdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman is an Uyghur refugee best known for the more than seven years he spent in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba....
, Edham Mamet, Anwar Hassan and Adel Noori
Adel Noori
Adel Noori is an Uyghur refugee best known for the more than seven years he was wrongly imprisoned in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 584....
were released and transferred to Palau.
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
- Palau Uyghurs try to build new lives Kyodo NewsKyodo Newsis a nonprofit cooperative news agency based in Minato, Tokyo. It was established in November 1945 and it distributes news to almost all newspapers, and radio and television networks in Japan. The newspapers using its news have about 50 million subscribers. K. K. Kyodo News is Kyodo News' business...
December 15, 2009