El Banna v. Bush explained
El Banna v. Bush, No. 1:04-cv-01144, is a writ of habeas corpus that was submitted on behalf of the Guantanamo captives Jamil al-Banna, Bisher Al Rawi and Martin Mubanga.[1] They were United Kingdom citizens or residents.
George Brent Mickum was the lead counsel in this petition.[2]
Cases amalgamated with El Banna v. Bush[3] | Name | Notes |
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| 905 | | - Lead petitioner in the case.
- Not "captured on the battlefield". Apprehended in Gambia, while on a business trip with his friend Bisher Al-Rawi.
- Was first held and interrogated in a CIA safe house in Gambia — not in the detention of the Gambian justice system.
- Returned to Britain in 2007.
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| 906 | | - Not "captured on the battlefield". Apprehended in Gambia, while on a business trip with his friend Jamil el-Banna.
- Was first held and interrogated in a CIA safe house in Gambia — not in the detention of the Gambian justice system.
- Original arrest was nominally due to carrying a battery charger in his luggage.
- Pressure for the United Kingdom to insist on his return mounted when it became public that he was an MI-5 informant who was betrayed by his MI-5 handlers.
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| 10007 | | - A joint citizen of Zambia and the United Kingdom.
- Captured in Zambia, not "captured on the battlefield".
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Eligible to seek relief
On 3 July 2008, US District Court Judge Thomas F. Hogan listed this habeas petition on a list where former captives were eligible to seek relief.[4]
Notes and References
- Book: The New Underworld Order: Triumph of Criminalism the Global Hegemony of Masonic Intelligence. 543. Christopher Story. Edward Harle Limited. 2006. 9781899798056. Google Books.
- News: KHALED A. F. AL ODAH, ET AL ., PETITIONERS, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ET AL ., RESPONDENTS. 81–136. 2008-06-28.
- Book: Habeas Corpus After 9/11: Confronting America's New Global Detention System. NYU Press. Jonathan Hafetz. 2012. 34. 9780814724408. 2016-06-13. Two British residents, Bisher al-Rawi and Jamil el-Banna, were arrested in the Gambia, where they had traveled on business to set up a mobile peanut-processing plant, before they were taken to Guantánamo based on their alleged association with Abu Qatada, a radical Islamic cleric from England..
- News: Abdul Latif El Banna v. George W. Bush -- 04-CV-1144 (RWR). United States Department of Defense. James R. Crisfield. James R. Crisfield. 18 October 2004. 2008-06-28. 16 July 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080716132840/http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/publicly_filed_CSRT_records_3967-4102.pdf. dead.
- News: Bisher Amin Khalil Al Rawi v. George W. Bush -- 04-CV-1144. 5–134. United States Department of Defense. 25 September 2004. 2008-06-01. 16 July 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080716133448/http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/publicly_filed_CSRT_records_4103-4236.pdf. dead.
- Web site: Guantanamo Bay Detainee Litigation: Doc 57 -- Petitioner's status report. United States Department of Justice. George Brent Mickum IV. George Brent Mickum IV. 2008-07-14. 2009-03-05. 30 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120730124008/http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/district-of-columbia/dcdce/1:2008mc00442/131990/57/0.pdf. dead.
- News: Lead Petitioners' Counsel in Guantanamo Habeas Cases . . January 8, 2007 . 2008-06-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090327090516/http://listproc.ucdavis.edu/archives/law-lib/law-lib.log0701/att-0174/01-GITMO_AttyList.pdf . March 27, 2009.
- Web site: RESPONDENTS' RESPONSE TO COURT'S AUGUST 7, 2006 ORDER . August 15, 2006 . . 2008-06-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080627111630/http://www.pegc.us/archive/OK_v_Bush/govt_resp_to_GK_20060815.pdf . 2008-06-27 . dead .
- Web site: Petitioners seeking habeas corpus relief in relation to prior detentions at Guantanamo Bay . . Thomas Hogan . Thomas F. Hogan . 2009-07-03 . 2008-11-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100527204523/https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2008mc0444-1 . 2010-05-27.
