Salim Mahmoud Adem Mohammed Bani Amir
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On March 3, 2006, in response to a court order
, the Department of Defense published a four-page summarized transcript from his Tribunal.
In response, on 6 July 2005, the Department of Defense released 24 pages of unclassified documents related to his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
Captive 710's status was considered by Tribunal panel 15 on 1 November 2004 and by Tribunal panel 27 on 15 January 2005. Both Tribunals confirmed the earlier determination that he was an enemy combatant. The record states the second Tribunal was convened due to further evidence. The unclassified record does not indicate the nature of the new evidence.
Commander
Karen Gibbs, the Legal Advisor
who conducted the legal sufficiency review, wrote:
Many captives' habeas corpus dossiers included a Recorder's exhibit list identifying the titles of exhibits that were not included. Captive 710's dossier doesn't.
The Department of Justice claimed his attorney had not provided evidence that he was authorized to act as his attorneys. U.S. District Court
Judge Alan Kay
ruled that previous judicial rulings had not required that attorneys prove they had been authorized prior to visiting with a captive. The previous ruling had merely required that the captive explicitly authorize the attorney within ten days of that first visit.
Kay declined to rule that the George W. Bush administration
was in contempt of court
.
reported that three captives died in custody. The Department of Defense stated the three men committed suicide
. Camp authorities called the deaths "an act of asymmetric warfare", and suspected plans had been coordinated by the captive's attorneys—so they seized all the captives' documents, including the captives' copies of their habeas documents. Since the habeas documents were privileged lawyer-client communication the Department of Justice was compelled to file documents about the document seizures.
was prepared for
Salim Mahmoud Adem Mohammed Bani Amir's
Administrative Review Board,
on
16 September 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
The Board's recommendation was unanimous
The Board's recommendation was redacted.
England authorized his transfer on 18 December 2005.
InFocus, a Muslim newspaper in California, extensively quoted from him, after his release:
The article reports that he told the Daily Times that his 2004 Combatant Status Review Tribunal had cleared him of the allegation that he was an "enemy combatant".
Court order
A court order is an official proclamation by a judge that defines the legal relationships between the parties to a hearing, a trial, an appeal or other court proceedings. Such ruling requires or authorizes the carrying out of certain steps by one or more parties to a case...
, the Department of Defense published a four-page summarized transcript from his Tribunal.
Habeas corpus
A writ of habeas corpus, Benny Ah-Amir v. George Walker Bush, et al., was submitted on "Benny Ah-Amir"'s behalf.In response, on 6 July 2005, the Department of Defense released 24 pages of unclassified documents related to his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
Captive 710's status was considered by Tribunal panel 15 on 1 November 2004 and by Tribunal panel 27 on 15 January 2005. Both Tribunals confirmed the earlier determination that he was an enemy combatant. The record states the second Tribunal was convened due to further evidence. The unclassified record does not indicate the nature of the new evidence.
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...
Karen Gibbs, the Legal Advisor
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...
who conducted the legal sufficiency review, wrote:
Many captives' habeas corpus dossiers included a Recorder's exhibit list identifying the titles of exhibits that were not included. Captive 710's dossier doesn't.
Denied access to his habeas counsel
In 2006 captive 710 petitioned the court. Because camp authorities had not allowed him to meet with the attorney his family had chosen to help him file his habeas corpus petition.The Department of Justice claimed his attorney had not provided evidence that he was authorized to act as his attorneys. U.S. District Court
United States district court
The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both civil and criminal cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, equity, and admiralty. There is a United States bankruptcy court associated with each United States...
Judge Alan Kay
Alan Kay
Alan Curtis Kay is an American computer scientist, known for his early pioneering work on object-oriented programming and windowing graphical user interface design, and for coining the phrase, "The best way to predict the future is to invent it."He is the president of the Viewpoints Research...
ruled that previous judicial rulings had not required that attorneys prove they had been authorized prior to visiting with a captive. The previous ruling had merely required that the captive explicitly authorize the attorney within ten days of that first visit.
Kay declined to rule that the George W. Bush administration
George W. Bush administration
The presidency of George W. Bush began on January 20, 2001, when he was inaugurated as the 43rd President of the United States of America. The oldest son of former president George H. W. Bush, George W...
was in contempt of court
Contempt of court
Contempt of court is a court order which, in the context of a court trial or hearing, declares a person or organization to have disobeyed or been disrespectful of the court's authority...
.
Seizure of privileged lawyer-client documents
On June 10, 2006, the Department of DefenseUnited States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
reported that three captives died in custody. The Department of Defense stated the three men committed suicide
Guantanamo suicide attempts
On June 10, 2006 three prisoners held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detainment camps allegedly committed suicide. The United States Department of Defense stopped reporting Guantanamo suicide attempts in 2002....
. Camp authorities called the deaths "an act of asymmetric warfare", and suspected plans had been coordinated by the captive's attorneys—so they seized all the captives' documents, including the captives' copies of their habeas documents. Since the habeas documents were privileged lawyer-client communication the Department of Justice was compelled to file documents about the document seizures.
Summary of Evidence memo
A Summary of Evidence memoSummary 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
Salim Mahmoud Adem Mohammed Bani Amir's
Administrative Review Board,
on
16 September 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
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 18 December 2005.
Release
He and fellow Sudanese Adel Hasan Hamad were repatriated on December 13, 2007.InFocus, a Muslim newspaper in California, extensively quoted from him, after his release:
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Lawsuit
On May 14, 2008 the Daily Times of Pakistan reported that "Salim Mahmud Adam" and "Adel Hasan Hamad" had announced plans to sue the United States over their detention.The article reports that he told the Daily Times that his 2004 Combatant Status Review Tribunal had cleared him of the allegation that he was an "enemy combatant".