Ghanim Abdul Rahman Al Harbi
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Ghanim Abdul Rahman Al Harbi is a citizen of Saudi Arabia
who was held in extrajudicial detention
in the United States
's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
.
The Department of Defense
reports that Al Harbi was born on March 13, 1974, in Khobar, Saudi Arabia. He was repatriated without charge on July 15, 2007.
Prime Minister
Gordon Brown
toured the rehabilitation center
for former Guantanamo detainees, and, while there spoke with al Harbi, Juma al Dossari, and other former detainees.
The Daily Mail
alleges that former detainees receive a flat, a job, and 20,000 pounds for a dowry, so they can get married. The Daily Mail report said that Al Dossari was now married.
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...
's 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...
.
The Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
reports that Al Harbi was born on March 13, 1974, in Khobar, Saudi Arabia. He was repatriated without charge on July 15, 2007.
Meeting with Gordon Brown
On 2 November 2008 that BritishUnited Kingdom
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Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown
James Gordon Brown is a British Labour Party politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 until 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour Government from 1997 to 2007...
toured the rehabilitation center
Care Rehabilitation Center
The Care Rehabilitation Center is a facility in Saudi Arabia intended to re-integrate former jihadists into the mainstream of Saudi culture.The center is located in a former resort complex, complete with swimming pools, and other recreational facilities, outside Riyadh.According to Peter Taylor,...
for former Guantanamo detainees, and, while there spoke with al Harbi, Juma al Dossari, and other former detainees.
The Daily Mail
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
alleges that former detainees receive a flat, a job, and 20,000 pounds for a dowry, so they can get married. The Daily Mail report said that Al Dossari was now married.
External links
- Who are the 16 Saudis released from Guantánamo? Andy Worthington