Salah Abdul Rasool Al Blooshi - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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There is no record that captive 227
participated in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.

Habeas corpus

A writ of habeas corpus, Salah Abdul Rasul Ali Abdul Rahman Al Balushi v. George W. Bush, was submitted on captive 227's behalf.
In response, on 12 October 2004
the Department of Defense released 16
pages of unclassified documents related to his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.

The Legal Advisor's declaration

Legal Advisor (OARDEC)

A Legal Advisor, and an Assistant Legal Advisor were part of the Office for the Administrative Review of Detained Enemy Combatants team tasked to conduct Combatant Status Review Tribunals of captives held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.The...

was drafted by Commander

Commander

Commander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.-Commander as a naval...

James R. Crisfield Jr., a JAG officer. His enemy combatant status was confirmed by Tribunal panel 6 on 28 September 2004.

The Detainee election form prepared by his Personal Representative

Personal Representative (CSRT)

The Personal Representative is an officer who serves before the Combatant Status Review Tribunals, convened for the captives the United States holds in extrajudicial detention in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.-History of the Tribunals:...

on 27 September 2004 stated:

Detainee #### unclassified summary was read to him. He asked questions and read the translated unclassified summary himself. At the conclusion of the interview, he affirmatively declined to participate in the Tribunal. In addition, he stated he does not want me to present any evidence or make any statements on his behalf. He was asked if he would regret not participating in the Tribunal if he is found to be an EC. He stated he would not.

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

Administrative Review Board

The Administrative Review Board is a United States military body that conducts an annual review of the suspects held by the United States in Camp Delta in the United States Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba....

hearings. The Administrative Review Boards weren't authorized to review whether a detainee qualified for POW status, and they weren't authorized to review whether a detainee should have been classified as an "enemy combatant".

They were authorized to consider whether a detainee should continue to be detained by the United States, because they continued to pose a threat—or whether they could safely be repatriated to the custody of their home country, or whether they could be set free.

First annual Administrative Review Board

A Summary of Evidence memo

Summary of Evidence (ARB)

Counter-terrorism analysts prepared a Summary of Evidence memo for the Administrative Review Board hearings of approximately 460 captives in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba from December 2004 to December 2005.-Release of the memos:...

was prepared for
Salah Abdul Rasul Ali Abdul Al Balushi's first annual
Administrative Review Board,
on
28 January 2005.
The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.

The following primary factors favor continued detention
The following primary factors favor release or transfer

Letter from Mark S. Sullivan

The Department of Defense did not publish the transcript from captive 227's Board hearing.
It did publish a redacted version of a
two-page letter from Mark S. Sullivan, one of the lawyers helping him access the US justice system, dated January 19, 2005, entitled: "Administrative Review Board Submission for Salah Abdul Rasul Al Bloushi, ISN # 227."
They also published an unsigned note.

Sullivan's letter stated, in part:

There is no reliable evidence that Mr. Al Bloushi is, or has ever been, a threat to the United States or its allies. .. The following factors should be taken into consideration by the ARB with respect to the continued detention of Mr. Al Bloushi: He was not captured on or near any battlefield. Instead, he was taken into custody in Pakistan by the Pakistani authorities. There is no credible evidence that he participated in any hostilities against the US or its allies. ############ ############# ############## ########### ############# ############ ########### ##### ############ ############# ############## ########### ############# ############ ########### ######### ############ ############# ############## ########### ############# ############ ########### ######### This thin reed of speculation and innuendo is hardly sufficient evidence to establish that Mr. Al Bloushi is a member or al Qaida or any other terrorist organization, or to justify his indefinite incarceration.

The unsigned note said:

Classification was derived form classified enclosure + exhibits to the Combatant Status Review Tribunal Decision Report, which is attached to a memorandum for Director, CSRT entitled: CSRT Record of Proceedings ICO ISN #227, dated 30 Sep 2004

Second annual Administrative Review Board

The Gulf Daily News

Gulf Daily News

The Gulf Daily News is an English-language newspaper published in the Kingdom of Bahrain by Al Hilal Group. It is distributed locally in Bahrain. It is owned by the Al Hilal Group, which publishes 13 other newspapers and magazines, including the local Arabic newspaper Akhbar Al Khaleej. The paper,...

reported, on July 2, 2006, that Colangelo-Bryan summarized the allegations against al Blooshi
from his second Administrative Review Board

Administrative Review Board

Specifically, the military asserts that Salah went to Afghanistan long before September 11, 2001, when he heard about Buddhist statues being destroyed at Bamyan.
According to the military, Salah went there to make sure that Afghans were Salafi Muslims.
The military also says that Salah had 300 Bahraini dinars with him and that he stayed with a friend for two weeks in Kandahar.
According to the military, this friend suggested that Salah give his passport to a man who is said to be associated in some way with Al Qaeda.
Finally, the military said that Salah became sick for a month in Jalabad and then travelled to Afghan/Pakistani border.

Colangelo-Bryan asked how, even if the allegations were true, they showed that Al Blooshi had ever represented a threat to the USA.

Summary of Evidence

In September 2007 the DoD released a Summary of Evidence memo

Summary of Evidence (ARB)

prepared for Salah Abdul Rasul Ali Abdul Rahman Al Balushi's second annual Administrative Review Board, on 30 January 2006.
The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.

The following primary factors favor continued detention
The following primary factors favor release or transfer

Board recommendations

In early September 2007 the Department of Defense released two heavily redacted memos, from his Board, to Gordon England, the Designated Civilian Official.
The Board's recommendation was unanimous
The Board's recommendation was redacted.
England authorized his transfer on 15 June 2006.

His Board concluded that he "...continues to be a threat to the United States and its allies."

Al Blooshi's last interrogation

On July 23, 2006 Colangelo-Bryan described Al Blooshi's last interrogation.
He said that the camp authorities acknowledge that 75% of the detainees are no longer interrogated. He estimated that even fewer detainees are currently being interrogated than US spokesment acknowledged.

Al Blooshi has not been interrogated at all in 2006. Colangelo-Bryan said that during his last interrogation Al Blooshi was asked about his activities in the war in Bosnia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

in 1995.

Release

Salah has been released.

On Thursday August 23, 2007 the Gulf Daily News

Gulf Daily News

reported that
Bahraini Member of Parliament Mohammed Khalid

Mohammed Khalid

One of Bahrain’s most outspoken Islamist MPs is Sheikh Mohammed Khalid, the Al-Menbar Islamic Society representative from the Northern Governorate...

had called for the Bahrain government to provide financial compensation to the released men.