Fahed Al Harazi
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Fahed Al Harazi is a citizen of Saudi Arabia
who was held in extrajudicial detention
in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
.
Al Harazi's Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 79.
According to the Department of Defense
Al Harazi was born on November 18, 1978 in Mecca
, Saudi Arabia.
He was accused of traveling to Afghanistan in March 2001 to fight in the on-going civil war between the Taliban and its enemies, and of subsequently leading training courses at the Al Faruq Camp.
was prepared for his tribunal. The memo accused him of the following:
The factors for and against continuing to detain Al Harazi were among the 121 that the Department of Defense released on March 3, 2006.
The following primary factors favor continued detention
The following primary factors favor release or transfer
One of the released men was named Fahd Atiyyah Hamza al-Harazi.
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...
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...
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...
.
Al Harazi's Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 79.
According to the Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
Al Harazi was born on November 18, 1978 in Mecca
Mecca
Mecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level...
, Saudi Arabia.
He was accused of traveling to Afghanistan in March 2001 to fight in the on-going civil war between the Taliban and its enemies, and of subsequently leading training courses at the Al Faruq Camp.
Combatant Status Review
A Summary of Evidence memoSummary of Evidence (CSRT)
Counter-terrorism analysts prepared a Summary of Evidence memo for the Combatant Status Review Tribunals of the 558 captives who remained in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba in the fall of 2004.-The 2005 release:...
was prepared for his tribunal. The memo accused him of the following:
The factors for and against continuing to detain Al Harazi were among the 121 that the Department of Defense released on March 3, 2006.
The following primary factors favor continued detention
The following primary factors favor release or transfer
Repatriation
Sixteen Saudi were repatriated on September 16, 2007.One of the released men was named Fahd Atiyyah Hamza al-Harazi.
External links
- Guantánamo: The Stories Of The 16 Saudis Just Released Andy Worthington