Abdallah al-Ajmi explained

Abdallah Saleh Ali Al Ajmi
Birth Date:2 August 1978
Birth Place:Almadi, Kuwait
Id Number:220
Status:Dead, following suicide bombing

Abdallah Saleh Ali Al Ajmi (2 August 1978 – 23 March 2008) was a Kuwaiti citizen, who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.[1] His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 220. Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terrorism analysts reports indicated that he was born on 2 August 1978, in Almadi, Kuwait.

On 2 September 2003, attorneys Thomas Wilner, Neil H. Koslowe, Kristine A. Huskey, and Heather Lamberg Kafele filed a Petition for writ of Certiorari on behalf of Al Ajmi and eleven other Guantanamo detainees.[2]

In March or April 2008, Al Ajmi conducted a suicide attack in Iraq.[3] [4] [5]

Combatant Status Review

See main article: Combatant Status Review Tribunal.

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for his tribunal. The memo accused him of the following:[6]

Abdullah Saleh Ali Al Ajmi v. United States of America

A writ of habeas corpus, Abdullah Saleh Ali Al Ajmi v. United States of America, was submitted on Abdullah Saleh Ali Al Ajmi's behalf.[7]

In response, on 15 September 2004, the Department of Defense released 12 pages of unclassified documents related to his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.

Al Ajmi's "enemy combatant" status was confirmed by Tribunal panel 2 on 2 August 2004 — making his own of the first cases to be confirmed.[8]

Detainee election form

Al Ajmi's Personal Representative's Detainee election form stated that they met for twenty minutes, and recorded in its notes section:[9]

Earned mention in the "No-hearing hearings" study

According to the study entitled, No-hearing hearings, Al Ajmi was the first captive to have his Tribunal convened.[10] His Tribunal was convened on 2 August 2004.The study notes:

Administrative Review Board

Detainees whose Combatant Status Review Tribunal labeled them "enemy combatants" were scheduled for annual Administrative Review Board hearings. These hearings were designed to assess the threat a detainee might pose if released or transferred, and whether there were other factors that warranted his continued detention.[11]

Summary of Evidence memo

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Abdallah Salih Ali Al Ajmi'sAdministrative Review Board, on 4 February 2005.[12] The memo listed eleven "primary factors favor[ing] continued detention".

The following primary factors favor continued detention

The following primary factors favor release or transfer

Transcript

Al Ajmi's Board hearing convened on 4 February 2005.[13] In the Spring of 2006, in response to a court order from Jed Rakoff the Department of Defense published a twenty-five page summarized transcript from his Administrative Review Board hearing.[14]

Board recommendations

In early September 2007, the Department of Defense released two heavily redacted memos, from his Board, to Gordon R. England, the Designated Civilian Official.[15] [16] The Board's recommendation was unanimous. The Board's recommendation was redacted. England authorized his transfer on 20 May 2005.

Repatriation and acquittal

Al Ajmi was repatriated to Kuwait and taken into Kuwaiti custody on 3 November 2005.[17] Al Ajmi was freed, on bail, while he awaited trial.[18] The five men trial began in March 2006, and were acquitted on 22 July 2006.[19] The Washington Post reported that the two main charges were that the detainees had helped fund Al Wafa, an Afghan charity with ties to al-Qaeda, and that they had fought alongside the Taliban.[20] Further, the prosecution argued that the detainees actions had endangered Kuwait's political standing and its relations with friendly nations.

The detainees' defense had argued that testimony secured in Guantanamo could not be used in Kuwaiti courts, because the detainees and interrogators had not signed them.[20] Furthermore, they had argued that the allegations the USA had directed at them were not violations of Kuwaiti law.

In an October 2011 article about the torture of other former captives from Kuwait, CNNs Jenifer Fenton reported that people who knew him "described him as unstable when he returned from Guantanamo."[21]

Suicide bombing after release

On 1 May 2008, Al Ajmi's cousin told Al Arabiya television that Al Ajmi had carried out a suicide bombing in Mosul, Iraq.[4] On 2 May 2008, The International Herald Tribune reported that the three most recent suicide bombings in Mosul occurred on 26 April 2008, and killed seven people.[5] According to the report, Al Ajmi's cousin said that Al Ajmi had disappeared "two weeks ago". However, a 2009 The Washington Post article reported that Al Ajmi killed himself in a suicide bombing on 23 March 2008, which killed 13 Iraqi policemen.[3] A CNN report from October 2011 said the attack "...left six people dead, including two police officers.".[21]

Defense Intelligence Agency claims he "returned to terrorism"

The Defense Intelligence Agency asserted Abdallah Salih al-Ajmi had "returned to terrorism".[22]

The DIA reported:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006. OARDEC. OARDEC. United States Department of Defense. 15 May 2006. 29 September 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184034/http://www.dod.mil/news/May2006/d20060515%20List.pdf. 30 September 2007 . live.
  2. http://news.findlaw.com/wp/docs/scotus/alodah90203certpet.pdf Petition for writ of Certiorari
  3. News: From Captive To Suicide Bomber . . https://web.archive.org/web/20201212065657/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/21/AR2009022101234.html?hpid=topnews . 2020-12-12 . live .
  4. News: Ex-Guantanamo inmate in Iraq suicide bombing. Reuters. 1 May 2008. 1 May 2008. Inal. Ersan. https://web.archive.org/web/20080502105648/https://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL0176218520080501?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews. 2 May 2008 . live.
  5. News: Report: Former Guantanamo detainee carried out Iraq suicide attack. International Herald Tribune. 2 May 2008. 1 May 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080505052721/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/01/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Guantanamo-Bomber.php. 5 May 2008 . live.
  6. Web site: Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Al Ajmi, Abdallah Salih Ali. 38. OARDEC. OARDEC. United States Department of Defense. 1 May 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080507051525/http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/000201-000299.pdf#38. 7 May 2008. dead.
  7. Web site: Abdullah Saleh Ali Al Ajmi v. United States of America#1. 15 September 2004. 1–12. United States Department of Defense. 1 May 2008.
  8. Web site: Combatant Status Review Tribunal Decision Report Cover Sheet. 2 August 2004. 7. United States Department of Defense. 1 May 2008.
  9. Web site: Detainee election form. 31 July 2004. 10. United States Department of Defense. 1 May 2008.
  10. Web site: No-hearing hearings. 17. Mark Denbeaux. Mark Denbeaux. Joshua Denbeaux. Joshua Denbeaux. David Gratz. John Gregorek. Matthew Darby. Shana Edwards. Shane Hartman. Daniel Mann. Megan Sassaman. Helen Skinner. amp. Seton Hall University School of Law. 2 April 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20080802031333/http://law.shu.edu/news/final_no_hearing_hearings_report.pdf. 2 August 2008. dead.
  11. Web site: Annual Administrative Review Boards for Enemy Combatants Held at Guantanamo Attributable to Senior Defense Officials . March 6, 2007 . November 12, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100228040335/http://www.defense.gov/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=3902 . February 28, 2010 .
  12. Web site: Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Al Ajmi, Abdallah Salih Ali. 11 February 2005. 8–9. OARDEC. OARDEC. United States Department of Defense. 25 April 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080507044703/http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_1_Factors_000944-001045.pdf#8. 7 May 2008. dead.
  13. Web site: Summary of Administrative Review Board Proceedings of ISN. 4 February 2005. OARDEC. OARDEC. 46–60. United States Department of Defense. 1 May 2008. 25 August 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060825045736/http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt/ARB_Transcript_Set_17_22822-23051.pdf#46. dead.
  14. News: US releases Guantanamo files. The Age. 4 April 2006. 15 March 2008. Melbourne.
  15. Web site: Administrative Review Board assessment and recommendation ICO ISN 220. 11 May 2005. OARDEC. OARDEC. United States Department of Defense. 1 May 2008. 104. https://web.archive.org/web/20080507045439/http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_1_Decision_memos_000276-000384.pdf#104. 2008-05-07. dead.
  16. Web site: Classified Record of Proceedings and basis of Administrative Review Board recommendation for ISN 220. 4 February 2005. OARDEC. OARDEC. United States Department of Defense. 1 May 2008. 105–107. https://web.archive.org/web/20080507045439/http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_1_Decision_memos_000276-000384.pdf#105. 2008-05-07. dead.
  17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4403498.stm Kuwaitis released from Guantanamo
  18. http://www.kuwaittimes.net/Navariednews.asp?dismode=article&artid=326646425 Kuwait's Gitmo men acquitted - again
  19. http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=22&art_id=vn20060522043620128C944859 Kuwaiti court acquits ex-Guantanamo prisoners
  20. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/21/AR2006052101476.html 5 Ex-Guantanamo Detainees Freed in Kuwait
  21. News: Former Guantanamo inmates tell of confessions under 'torture' . . 28 October 2011 . 29 October 2011 . Al-Ajmi was one of two Kuwaitis who took part in a suicide attack in Mosul in April 2008, the officials said. Records show an attack that day targeted an Iraqi police patrol and left six people dead, including two police officers. . Jenifer Fenton . Jenifer Fenton . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120115095445/http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/28/world/meast/guantanamo-former-detainees . 15 January 2012.
  22. News: Fact Sheet: Former GTMO Detainee Terrorism Trends . . 13 June 2008 . 26 July 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080709112647/http://www.defenselink.mil/news/d20080613Returntothefightfactsheet.pdf . 9 July 2008 . bot: unknown .

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