Mohammed Ahmed Ali Al Asadi
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Born on July 1, 1979 in Sana'a, Yemen
, Mohammed Ahmed Ali Al Asadi was a prisoner held in extrajudicial detention
in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
.
Al Asadi's Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 198.
He was accused of traveling to Afghanistan, with the aid of the country's government, in March 2001 to help quell the tribal wars that were ongoing. He was billeted at the Embassy in Pakistan, and given training at the Omar Sa'if Center
where he served as a guard.
He was one of dozens of detainees whose detention in the camps was partially justified by the allegation that they had owned a Casio F91W
wristwatch, which American intelligence asserted could be used in the manufacture of explosives. He was eventually cleared to be released, in 2005.
Mohammed Ahmed Ali al Asadi was repatriated to Yemen without ever been charged on December 15, 2006.
, demanded the release of the remaining Yemenis held in Guantanamo on December 23, 2006.
The Yemen Observer
identified Al Asadi, Esam Hamid al-Jaefi and Ali Hussain al-Tais as three of the six Yemeni who had been repatriated the previous week.
Al Asadi said he was the first of the six men to be released because there were no charges or evidence against him.
Yemen's President, Ali Abdullah Saleh
, said the men would be released as soon as Yemeni authorities had cleared them. Al Asadi was asked to sign an undertaking promising to refrain from armed activity. Al Asadi announced: "Now, I'm going to start a normal life, to find a job, to get married, and generally settle down,"
According to the Gulf News
Asadi listed the following triggers for the hunger strike:"The soldiers interrupt the brothers from time to time even while praying, they inspect the Quran, they inspect their private organs, only to create psychological pressure on them,"
"They take the blankets at dawn when it's extremely cold."
Sana'a
-Districts:*Al Wahdah District*As Sabain District*Assafi'yah District*At Tahrir District*Ath'thaorah District*Az'zal District*Bani Al Harith District*Ma'ain District*Old City District*Shu'aub District-Old City:...
, Mohammed Ahmed Ali Al Asadi was a prisoner 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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Al Asadi's Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 198.
He was accused of traveling to Afghanistan, with the aid of the country's government, in March 2001 to help quell the tribal wars that were ongoing. He was billeted at the Embassy in Pakistan, and given training at the Omar Sa'if Center
Omar Sa'if Center
The Omar Sa'if Center is identified, by American intelligence analysts as a Taliban center on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan.-Guantanamo detainees alleged to have stayed at the Omar Saif Center:...
where he served as a guard.
He was one of dozens of detainees whose detention in the camps was partially justified by the allegation that they had owned a Casio F91W
Casio F91W
-External links:* , Casio website...
wristwatch, which American intelligence asserted could be used in the manufacture of explosives. He was eventually cleared to be released, in 2005.
Mohammed Ahmed Ali al Asadi was repatriated to Yemen without ever been charged on December 15, 2006.
Repatriation and release
Yemen's President, Ali Abdullah SalehAli Abdullah Saleh
Field Marshal Ali Abdullah Saleh is the first President of the Republic of Yemen. Saleh previously served as President of the Yemen Arab Republic from 1978 until 1990, at which time he assumed the office of chairman of the Presidential Council of a post-unification Yemen. He is the...
, demanded the release of the remaining Yemenis held in Guantanamo on December 23, 2006.
The Yemen Observer
Yemen Observer
The Yemen Observer is an English-language, triweekly newspaper published in the Republic of Yemen. It was founded in 1996 by Faris Sanabani, aide and press secretary of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Its editors include Editor-in-Chief, Mohammed al-Kibsi...
identified Al Asadi, Esam Hamid al-Jaefi and Ali Hussain al-Tais as three of the six Yemeni who had been repatriated the previous week.
Al Asadi said he was the first of the six men to be released because there were no charges or evidence against him.
Yemen's President, Ali Abdullah Saleh
Ali Abdullah Saleh
Field Marshal Ali Abdullah Saleh is the first President of the Republic of Yemen. Saleh previously served as President of the Yemen Arab Republic from 1978 until 1990, at which time he assumed the office of chairman of the Presidential Council of a post-unification Yemen. He is the...
, said the men would be released as soon as Yemeni authorities had cleared them. Al Asadi was asked to sign an undertaking promising to refrain from armed activity. Al Asadi announced: "Now, I'm going to start a normal life, to find a job, to get married, and generally settle down,"
Reports of a new hunger strike
Asadi reported that the Guantanamo captives had initiated a new hunger strike in early December 2006.According to the Gulf News
Gulf News
Gulf News is a daily English language newspaper published from Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates with a December 2009 BPA audited circulation of over 117,036 qualified copies...
Asadi listed the following triggers for the hunger strike: