Mohammed Kamin Explained

Mohammed Kamin
Birth Date:[1] [2]
Id Number:1045
Status:Transferred to the United Arab Emirates on August 13, 2016.

Mohammed Kamin (born 1978) is a citizen of Afghanistan who was held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. The Joint Task Force Guantanamo estimate that Kamin was born in 1978. He was transferred to the United Arab Emirates on August 13, 2016.

Charges before a Guantanamo Military Commission

On March 11, 2008, the Office of Military Commissions announced that Mohammed Kamin would face charges.[3] The following day, Kamin was charged with a single count of "providing material support to terrorism."[4] This charge made Kamin unique among the other prisoners at Guantanamo Bay because it has been said that that alone was not a war crime, and thus was probably not triable before a military commission.[5]

On May 21, he refused to exit his cell to attend his arraignment. He was physically manacled and dragged into court nonetheless, where he stated that he had no connection to al-Qaeda or the Taliban.[6] Kamin continued to refuse to attend his trial as late as June 2008.[7]

On July 15, 2009, military prosecutors asked the commission to allow them to continue their case against Kamin until September 2009. The commission granted this request.[8] Kamin continued to boycott proceedings against him, including a pre-trial hearing in November 2009.[9] All charges were withdrawn and dismissed on December 8, 2009.[10] Had he been convicted he could have faced life in prison.[4]

Transfer to the United Arab Emirates

Kamin was transferred to the United Arab Emirates with fourteen other individuals, including Obaidullah. Twelve of the men were Yemenis.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: JTF GTMO Detainee Profile. nyt.com. 16 August 2023.
  2. Web site: Guantanamo Detainee Profile . 2019-01-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161223100315/http://www.prs.mil/Portals/60/Documents/ISN10022/20160301_U_ISN_10022_GOVERNMENTS_UNCLASSIFIED_SUMMARY_PUBLIC.pdf?ver=2016-08-08-115806-113 . 2016-12-23 . dead.
  3. News: US military prosecutors file charges against Afghan detainee at Guantanamo. Associated Press Archive. March 12, 2008. August 12, 2012.
  4. Book: Edward F. Mickolus. Susan L. Simmons. The Terrorist List. 12 August 2012. 12 January 2011. ABC-CLIO. 978-0-313-37471-5. 126–7.
  5. A Lack of Conviction: Prosecutors at the U.S. military tribunals in Guantánamo are proclaiming success for their stripped-down judicial model. But the abysmal trial record tells another story.. Stacy Sullivan. July 27, 2010. August 12, 2010. Foreign Policy. August 3, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100803040020/http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/07/27/A_Lack_of_Conviction?page=0,3. dead.
  6. News: Military guards drag Afghan detainee to war-crimes court at Guantanamo. Associated Press. May 21, 2008. David McFadden. August 12, 2012.
  7. News: War Crimes Tribunals: At terrorism trials, is no defense a defense? - Military defense lawyers face a dilemma at the war court: Is offering up no defense the way to defend an alleged terrorist at trial?. Miami Herald. June 2, 2008. Carol Rosenberg. August 12, 2012.
  8. News: US seeks Guantanamo trials delay. Aljazeera.net. July 16, 2009. August 12, 2011.
  9. News: Guantanamo Bay: Broken deadline not a surprise at Guantánamo - No reinforcements, and no surprise at Guantánamo, as word spread that President Barack Obama confirmed the White House will miss its closure deadline. Miami Herald. November 18, 2009. Carol Rosenberg. August 12, 2012.
  10. News: Pentagon drops Kuwaiti's war crimes case. Miami Herald. December 11, 2009. Carol Rosenberg. August 12, 2012.

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