Mohammed Aman
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Aman or Mohammed Aman is a citizen of Afghanistan
who was held in extrajudicial detention
in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
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His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 1074.
American intelligence analysts report he was born in 1957, in Malik Village, Kardez. Afghanistan.
Aman was captured in Afghanistan in May 2002 and transferred to Afghanistan on October 11, 2006.
US District Court Judge Reggie B. Walton on January 31, 2007.
On April 17, 2007 the United States Department of Justice
argued that Amon v. Bush should be considered moot, because "Mohammed Amon" had been transferred from US custody.
Aman described being shipped to Afghanistan in black googles, ear-muffs, shackles after three years of detention.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the 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...
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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His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 1074.
American intelligence analysts report he was born in 1957, in Malik Village, Kardez. Afghanistan.
Aman was captured in Afghanistan in May 2002 and transferred to Afghanistan on October 11, 2006.
Habeas corpus submissions
Mohammed Amon is one of the sixteen Guantanamo captives whose amalgamated habeas corpus submissions were heard byUS District Court Judge Reggie B. Walton on January 31, 2007.
On April 17, 2007 the United States Department of Justice
United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...
argued that Amon v. Bush should be considered moot, because "Mohammed Amon" had been transferred from US custody.
Release
According to the Seattle Post Intelligencer Aman said:Aman described being shipped to Afghanistan in black googles, ear-muffs, shackles after three years of detention.