Fayad Yahya Ahmed
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Fayad Yahya Ahmed al Rami is a citizen of Yemen
who was held in extrajudicial detention
in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
for seven and a half years.
His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 683.
American intelligence analysts
estimate that he was born in 1977, in Aden
, Yemen. He was captured in Pakistan in March 2002 and had been sent home to Yemen without charge by December 20, 2009.
was prepared for his tribunal.
, writing in the Miami Herald reported that Fayad Yahya Ahmed al Rami
was one of twelve men transferred from Guantanamo on December 19, 2009.
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
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 detainment camp
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
The Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a detainment and interrogation facility of the United States located within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. The facility was established in 2002 by the Bush Administration to hold detainees from the war in Afghanistan and later Iraq...
s, 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...
for seven and a half years.
His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 683.
American intelligence analysts
Intelligence (information gathering)
Intelligence assessment is the development of forecasts of behaviour or recommended courses of action to the leadership of an organization, based on a wide range of available information sources both overt and covert. Assessments are developed in response to requirements declared by the leadership...
estimate that he was born in 1977, in Aden
Aden
Aden is a seaport city in Yemen, located by the eastern approach to the Red Sea , some 170 kilometres east of Bab-el-Mandeb. Its population is approximately 800,000. Aden's ancient, natural harbour lies in the crater of an extinct volcano which now forms a peninsula, joined to the mainland by a...
, Yemen. He was captured in Pakistan in March 2002 and had been sent home to Yemen without charge by December 20, 2009.
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.
Repatriation
Carol RosenbergCarol Rosenberg
Carol Rosenberg is a senior journalist, currently with the McClatchy News Service.Rosenberg works at the Miami Herald, which has provided extensive coverage of the operation of the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.-Biography:...
, writing in the Miami Herald reported that Fayad Yahya Ahmed al Rami
was one of twelve men transferred from Guantanamo on December 19, 2009.