Nag Mohammed
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Edham Mamet is an Uyghur
refugee best known for the more than seven years he spent in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
. He was captured in Afghanistan in November 2001.
Joint Task Force Guantanamo
counter-terrorism
analysts estimate Nag Mohammed was born on May 4, 1975, in Khulga, China
.
Edham Mamet is one of the 22 Uighurs held in Guantanamo
for many years despite it became clear early on that they were innocent.
He won his habeas corpus
in 2008. Judge Ricardo Urbina declared his detention as unlawful and ordered to set him free in the United States
. He was sent to Palau
in October 2009.
announced on 30 September 2008 that Nag Mohammed, and the sixteen other Uyghurs who remained in Guantanamo, would no longer be treated as enemy combatants.
In response, on 19 September 2005
the Department of Defense released 30
pages of unclassified documents related to his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
On 30 September 2008 Gregory G. Katsas, the United States' Assistant Attorney General "notice of status" stated that the seventeen remaining Uyghur captives would no longer be treated as enemy combatants.
Lawyers for the Uyghurs pointed out that some of the Uyghurs remained in solitary confinement in Camp 6. And the Department of Defense agreed that since the men were no longer to be treated as enemy combatants they would all be transferred to Camp Iguana
.
On 7 October 2008, when the Department of Justice did not file the evidence justifying classifying the Uyghurs as enemy combatants,
he issued an order requiring the Department of Defense to bring the Uyghurs to his court on 10 October 2008.
On 8 October 2008 the Department of Justice filed an Emergency Motion.
A three judge panel of Judges in the Washington Court of Appeals granted the Executive Branch a brief respite from complying with Judge Urbina's order.
The panel schedule its hearing of the Executive Branch's justification for 20 October 2008.
On 16 October 2008 the Department of Justice filed its justification for restriction
announced that they would offer temporary asylum to some of the Uyghurs.
The government of Palau sent a delegation Guantanamo, and interviewed some of the remaining Uyghurs.
Some of the Uyghurs declined to be interviewed by the Palauns. In the end the government of Palau offered asylum to twelve of the remaining thirteen Uyghurs. Palau declined to offer asylum to one of the Uyghurs who suffered from a mental disorder, brought on by detention, that was too profound to be treated in Palau.
On October 31, 2009 "Edham Mamet", Ahmad Tourson
, Abdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman
, Anwar Hassan, Dawut Abdurehim
and Adel Noori
were released and transferred to Palau.
Uyghur people
The Uyghur are a Turkic ethnic group living in Eastern and Central Asia. Today, Uyghurs live primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China...
refugee best known for the more than seven years he spent 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...
. He was captured in Afghanistan in November 2001.
Joint Task Force Guantanamo
Joint 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...
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 Nag Mohammed was born on May 4, 1975, in Khulga, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
.
Edham Mamet is one of the 22 Uighurs held in Guantanamo
Uyghur detainees in Guantanamo
The United States government detained twenty-two Uyghurs in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp since 2002. As of today the five Uyghurs Abdul Razakah, Yusef Abbas, Hajiakbar Abdulghupur, Saidullah Khalik and Ahmed Mohamed remain in Guantanamo and have filed cases in US courts to obtain the right to...
for many years despite it became clear early on that they were innocent.
He won his habeas corpus
Habeas 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...
in 2008. Judge Ricardo Urbina declared his detention as unlawful and ordered to set him free in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He was sent to Palau
Palau
Palau , officially the Republic of Palau , is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines and south of Tokyo. In 1978, after three decades as being part of the United Nations trusteeship, Palau chose independence instead of becoming part of the Federated States of Micronesia, a...
in October 2009.
Determined not to be an enemy combatant after all
The Department of JusticeUnited 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...
announced on 30 September 2008 that Nag Mohammed, and the sixteen other Uyghurs who remained in Guantanamo, would no longer be treated as enemy combatants.
Writ of Habeas Corpus
A writ of habeas corpus, Nag Mohammed v. George W. Bush, was submitted on Nag Mohammed's behalf.In response, on 19 September 2005
the Department of Defense released 30
pages of unclassified documents related to his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
Denial of transfer to the USA
US District Court Judge Ricardo Urbina had scheduled the session where the Executive Branch would file the evidence that justified classifying the remaining Uyghurs as "enemy combatants" for 7 October 2008.On 30 September 2008 Gregory G. Katsas, the United States' Assistant Attorney General "notice of status" stated that the seventeen remaining Uyghur captives would no longer be treated as enemy combatants.
Lawyers for the Uyghurs pointed out that some of the Uyghurs remained in solitary confinement in Camp 6. And the Department of Defense agreed that since the men were no longer to be treated as enemy combatants they would all be transferred to Camp Iguana
Camp Iguana
Camp Iguana is a small compound in the detainment camp complex on the US Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Camp Iguana originally held three child detainees who camp spokesmen then claimed were the only detainees under age 16. It was closed in the winter of 2004 when the three were sent home...
.
On 7 October 2008, when the Department of Justice did not file the evidence justifying classifying the Uyghurs as enemy combatants,
he issued an order requiring the Department of Defense to bring the Uyghurs to his court on 10 October 2008.
On 8 October 2008 the Department of Justice filed an Emergency Motion.
A three judge panel of Judges in the Washington Court of Appeals granted the Executive Branch a brief respite from complying with Judge Urbina's order.
The panel schedule its hearing of the Executive Branch's justification for 20 October 2008.
On 16 October 2008 the Department of Justice filed its justification for restriction
Asylum in Palau
In June 2009 the government of PalauPalau
Palau , officially the Republic of Palau , is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines and south of Tokyo. In 1978, after three decades as being part of the United Nations trusteeship, Palau chose independence instead of becoming part of the Federated States of Micronesia, a...
announced that they would offer temporary asylum to some of the Uyghurs.
The government of Palau sent a delegation Guantanamo, and interviewed some of the remaining Uyghurs.
Some of the Uyghurs declined to be interviewed by the Palauns. In the end the government of Palau offered asylum to twelve of the remaining thirteen Uyghurs. Palau declined to offer asylum to one of the Uyghurs who suffered from a mental disorder, brought on by detention, that was too profound to be treated in Palau.
On October 31, 2009 "Edham Mamet", Ahmad Tourson
Ahmad Tourson
Ahmad Tourson or Ahmad Abdulahad is an Uyghur refugee unlawfully detained for more than seven years in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba despite it became clear early on that he was innocent....
, Abdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman
Abdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman
Abdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman is an Uyghur refugee best known for the more than seven years he spent in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba....
, Anwar Hassan, Dawut Abdurehim
Dawut Abdurehim
On March 3, 2006, in response to a court order from Jed Rakoff the Department of Defense published a nine page summarized transcript from his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.-Dawut Abdurehim v. George W. Bush:A writ of habeas corpus, Dawut Abdurehim v. George W...
and Adel Noori
Adel Noori
Adel Noori is an Uyghur refugee best known for the more than seven years he was wrongly imprisoned in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 584....
were released and transferred to Palau.
External links
- From Guantánamo to the United States: The Story of the Wrongly Imprisoned Uighurs Andy WorthingtonAndy WorthingtonAndy 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....
October 9, 2008 - Judge Ricardo Urbina’s unclassified opinion (redacted version)
- MOTIONS/STATUS HEARING - UIGHURS CASES BEFORE THE HONORABLE RICARDO M. URBINA
- Palau Uyghurs try to build new lives Kyodo NewsKyodo Newsis a nonprofit cooperative news agency based in Minato, Tokyo. It was established in November 1945 and it distributes news to almost all newspapers, and radio and television networks in Japan. The newspapers using its news have about 50 million subscribers. K. K. Kyodo News is Kyodo News' business...
December 15, 2009 - Human Rights First; Habeas Works: Federal Courts’ Proven Capacity to Handle Guantánamo Cases (2010)