Jalal Salam Bin Amer
Encyclopedia
Jalal Salam Bin Amer is an Yemen
i citizen, currently held in extrajudicial detention
in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
.
The US Department of Defense estimate he was born in 1973 in Al Muquala, Yemen.
As of August 4, 2011, Jalal Salam Awad Awad has been held at Guantanamo for nine years two months.
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....
i citizen, 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 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...
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The US Department of Defense estimate he was born in 1973 in Al Muquala, Yemen.
As of August 4, 2011, Jalal Salam Awad Awad has been held at Guantanamo for nine years two months.
External links
- Who Are the Remaining Prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Five: Captured in Pakistan Andy Worthington, September 29, 2010