Mohammed Hagi Fiz
Encyclopedia
Haji Faiz Mohammed is an elderly Afghani man who was held and interrogated by the United States
's military in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
. Mohammed spent about eight month in Guantanamo and was repatriated on October 28, 2002.
says. "There is no reason on the record for detainee being transferred to Guantánamo Bay detention facility,"
Faiz was released in October 2002 after being held for eight months, and was put in the Medical Scientific Academy Hospital in Kabul
.
He says he was blindfold
ed and bound, then flown to Kandahar
in a helicopter.
Reports suggest that he bordered on senile and initially claimed that he was over a hundred years old. The New York Times said that he was "babbling at times like a child...struggled to complete sentences and strained to hear words that were shouted at him.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
's military in the 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...
. Mohammed spent about eight month in Guantanamo and was repatriated on October 28, 2002.
Detention in Guantanamo
Mohammed was flown to the U.S. military detention camp in Guantanamo in 2002 after being swept up in a raid by troops in Afghanistan. An assessment written by the Joint Task Force GuantanamoJoint Task Force Guantanamo
Joint Task Force Guantanamo is a U.S. military joint task force based at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba on the southeastern end of the island. JTF-GTMO falls under US Southern Command...
says. "There is no reason on the record for detainee being transferred to Guantánamo Bay detention facility,"
Faiz was released in October 2002 after being held for eight months, and was put in the Medical Scientific Academy Hospital in Kabul
Kabul
Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...
.
Mohammed's age
Mohammed, who American intelligence analysts estimate was approximately 72 years old at the time, said the Americans had initially seized him during a hospital visit in Uruzgan.He says he was blindfold
Blindfold
A blindfold is a garment, usually of cloth, tied to one's head to cover the eyes to disable the wearer's sight. It can be worn when the eyes are in a closed state and thus prevents the wearer from opening them...
ed and bound, then flown to Kandahar
Kandahar
Kandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of about 512,200 as of 2011. It is the capital of Kandahar Province, located in the south of the country at about 1,005 m above sea level...
in a helicopter.
Reports suggest that he bordered on senile and initially claimed that he was over a hundred years old. The New York Times said that he was "babbling at times like a child...struggled to complete sentences and strained to hear words that were shouted at him.
See also
- Mohammed SadiqMohammed SadiqMohammed Sadiq may refer to:* Mohammed Sadiq * Mohammed Saduq * Mohammed Sadiq , Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan...
elderly prisoner held at Guantanamo - Nasrat KhanNasrat Khan-Administrative Review Board hearing:Detainees who were determined to have been properly classified as "enemy combatants" were scheduled to have their dossier reviewed at annual Administrative Review Board hearings...
elderly prisoner held at Guantanamo
External links
- The oldest of the old: First 'hardcore' suspects freed from Camp Delta.. three Afghans, combined age 196, The Daily MirrorThe Daily MirrorThe Daily Mirror is a British national daily tabloid newspaper which was founded in 1903. Twice in its history, from 1985 to 1987, and from 1997 to 2002, the title on its masthead was changed to read simply The Mirror, which is how the paper is often referred to in popular parlance. It had an...
, October 30, 2002 - Guantánamo detainee file: Haji Faiz Mohammed US9AF-000657DP