Maasoum Abdah Mouhammad
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Maasoum Abdah Mouhammad is a citizen of Syria
, formerly held in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
.
Guantanamo counter-terrorism
analysts estimate he was born in 1972, in
Al Qameshle, Syria.
He is from the Kurd
ish ethnic group.
Maasoum Abdah Mouhammad has been held at Guantanamo for almost eight year until he was released to Bulgaria
on May 4, 2010.
was filed on Maasoum Abdah Mouhammad's behalf.
On 15 July 2008 Kristine A. Huskey
filed a "NOTICE OF PETITIONERS’ REQUEST FOR 30-DAYS NOTICE OF TRANSFER" on behalf of several dozen captives including Maasoum Abdah Mouhammad.
reported that Maassoum Abdah Mouhammad was the fifth Guantanamo captive to attract a refugee sponsoring group.
The other four men were Djamel Ameziane
, who had lived in Canada prior to traveling to Afghanistan, and Hassan Anvar
and two other Uyghur captives from Guantanamo.
On May 19, 2010, historian Andy Worthington
, author of The Guantanamo Files, reported that the Syrian transferred to Bulgaria
was Maasoum.
Worthington was told by local journalists that Maasoum's family had been allowed to join him in Bulgaria.
Worthington's conclusion was that Maasoum and three other Syrians captured with him were probably told their interrogators the truth about being in Afghanistan as economic migrants, not jihadists.
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
, formerly held 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...
.
Guantanamo counter-terrorism
Counter-terrorism
Counter-terrorism is the practices, tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, militaries, police departments and corporations adopt to prevent or in response to terrorist threats and/or acts, both real and imputed.The tactic of terrorism is available to insurgents and governments...
analysts estimate he was born in 1972, in
Al Qameshle, Syria.
He is from the Kurd
Kürd
Kürd or Kyurd or Kyurt may refer to:*Kürd Eldarbəyli, Azerbaijan*Kürd Mahrızlı, Azerbaijan*Kürd, Goychay, Azerbaijan*Kürd, Jalilabad, Azerbaijan*Kürd, Qabala, Azerbaijan*Qurdbayram, Azerbaijan...
ish ethnic group.
Maasoum Abdah Mouhammad has been held at Guantanamo for almost eight year until he was released to Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
on May 4, 2010.
Habeas corpus petition
A writ of habeas corpusHabeas 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...
was filed on Maasoum Abdah Mouhammad's behalf.
On 15 July 2008 Kristine A. Huskey
Kristine A. Huskey
Kristine Huskey is an American lawyer.Huskey is notable because she volunteered to help defend Guantanamo detainees.Huskey is the author of "Standards and Procedures for Classifying “Enemy Combatants”: Congress, What Have You Done?"...
filed a "NOTICE OF PETITIONERS’ REQUEST FOR 30-DAYS NOTICE OF TRANSFER" on behalf of several dozen captives including Maasoum Abdah Mouhammad.
Asylum in Canada
On February 10, 2009, CBC NewsCBC News
CBC News is the department within the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on CBC television, radio and online services...
reported that Maassoum Abdah Mouhammad was the fifth Guantanamo captive to attract a refugee sponsoring group.
The other four men were Djamel Ameziane
Djamel Ameziane
Barry Clarke, Bishop of the Anglican diocese of Montreal, which is helping to sponsor Ameziane, wrote about how he responded to Canadians critical of the Church's initiative on Ameziane's behalf.He called Ameziane's captivity in Guantanamo "an injustice"....
, who had lived in Canada prior to traveling to Afghanistan, and Hassan Anvar
Hassan Anvar
Anwar Hassan is an Uyghur refugee who was wrongly imprisoned for more than seven years in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps.Hassan is one of the 22 Uighurs held in Guantanamo for many years despite it became clear early on that they were innocent.-Combatant Status Review...
and two other Uyghur captives from Guantanamo.
Asylum in Bulgaria
On May 4, 2010, the USA transferred three Guantanamo captives to three European countries, publishing their nationalities, without publishing their identities.On May 19, 2010, historian Andy Worthington
Andy Worthington
Andy 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....
, author of The Guantanamo Files, reported that the Syrian transferred to Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
was Maasoum.
Worthington was told by local journalists that Maasoum's family had been allowed to join him in Bulgaria.
Worthington's conclusion was that Maasoum and three other Syrians captured with him were probably told their interrogators the truth about being in Afghanistan as economic migrants, not jihadists.
External links
- Who is the Syrian Released from Guantánamo to Bulgaria? Andy Worthington