Ghulam Farooq (detainee) explained
On January 15, 2010, the Department of Defense complied with a court order and published a list of Captives held in the Bagram Theater Internment Facility that included the nameHaji Ghulam Farooq.[1] [2] [3]
There were 645 names on the list, which was dated September 22, 2009, and was heavily redacted.[1] [2]
According to historian Andy Worthington, author of The Guantanamo Files, Ghulam Farooq was released on May 15, 2010.[4] [5] Worthington reported that Ghulam was one of the first captives to be released following the newly instituted Detainee Review Board.He was released with nine other men.Their release ceremony was attended by some senior American and Afghan officials, including Lieutenant General John R. Allen. According to reporters from the McClatchy News Service Ghulam told the officialshe was innocent, and "he was afraid he was forever tarnished as a suspect who could be scooped up again at any time."
Notes and References
- Web site: Bagram detainees . . 2009-09-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100124143455/http://www.aclu.org/files/assets/bagramdetainees.pdf . 2010-01-24 . dead.
- News: Dark Revelations in the Bagram Prisoner List . . 2010-01-19 . Andy Worthington . Andy Worthington . https://web.archive.org/web/20100123162707/http://www.truthout.org/dark-revelations-bagram-prisoner-list56189 . 2010-01-23 . dead.
- News: Bagram: The First Ever Prisoner List (The Annotated Version) . 2010-01-26 . Andy Worthington . Andy Worthington . https://web.archive.org/web/20100131233933/http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/bagram-the-first-ever-prisoner-list-the-annotated-version/ . 2010-01-31 . dead.
- News: What is Obama Doing at Bagram? (Part Two): Executive Detention, Rendition, Review Boards, Released Prisoners and Trials . 2010-06-04 . Andy Worthington . Andy Worthington . 2010-06-05 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20100608203905/http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2010/06/04/what-is-obama-doing-at-bagram-part-two-executive-detention-rendition-review-boards-released-prisoners-and-trials/ . 2010-06-08.
- News: U.S. releases Afghan prisoners in bid to mend relations . . 2010-05-15 . Dion Nissenbaum, Hashim Shukoor . 2010-06-05 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20100615013824/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2011876360_afghan16.html . 2010-06-15.