Abdul Hakim Abdul Rahman Abdulaziz Al Mousa

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Abdul Hakim Abdul Rahman Abdulaziz Al Mousa is a citizen of Saudi Arabia held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.^[1] Al Mousa's Guantanamo detainee ID number is 565. The Department of Defense reports that he was born on May 31, 1976, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Contents 1 Combatant Status Review Tribunal 1.1 Allegations 1.2 Testimony 2 Administrative Review Board hearing 2.1 The following primary factors favor continued detention: 2.2 The following primary factors favor release or transfer: 3 References

[edit] Combatant Status Review Tribunal

Initially the Bush administration asserted that they could withhold all the protections of the Geneva Conventions to captives from the war on terror. This policy was challenged before the Judicial branch. Critics argued that the USA could not evade its obligation to conduct a competent tribunals to determine whether captives are, or are not, entitled to the protections of prisoner of war status.

Subsequently the Department of Defense instituted the Combatant Status Review Tribunals. The Tribunals, however, were not authorized to determine whether the captives were lawful combatants -- rather they were merely empowered to make a recommendation as to whether the captive had previously been correctly determined to match the Bush administration's definition of an enemy combatant.

[edit] Allegations

A memorandum summarizing the evidence against Al Mousa prepared for his Combatan Status Reiew Tribunal, was among those released in March of 2005.^[2] The allegations Al Mousa faced during his Tribunal were:

a. The detainee is an al Qaida and/or Taliban supporter:

1. The detainee traveled from Kuwait, through the United Arab Emirates to Bahrain, to Iran, and finally to Kabul, Afghanistan on 2 October 01.
2. The detainee is a member of the non governmental organization, (NGO) Kuwaiti Joint Relief Committee.
3. The Kuwaiti Joint Relief Committee is suspected of providing funding and travel documents for mujahidin. Possible links to al-Qaida [sic].
4. The detainee admits raising $10,000 (USD) and transporting it to Afghanistan.
5. The detainee admitted fleeing with others due to the "opposition", (Northern Alliance) taking over the city.
6. The detainee was listed on a document recovered in safehouse raids associated with suspected al Qaida in Karachi, Pakistan.
7. During the raid on the Karachi safehouses; armed gunmen fought with police; firearms and grenades were seized; and police and security forces were injured by gunfire.
8. The detainee was listed on a document as being a member of the Mujahedin Brigade in Bosnia.

[edit] Testimony

Al Mousa chose not to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.

[edit] Administrative Review Board hearing

Detainees who were determined to have been properly classified as "enemy combatants" were scheduled to have their dossier reviewed at annual Administrative Review Board hearings. The Administrative Review Boards weren't authorized to review whether a detainee qualified for POW status, and they weren't authorized to review whether a detainee should have been classified as an "enemy combatant".

They were authorized to consider whether a detainee should continue to be detained by the United States, because they continued to pose a threat -- or whether they could safely be repatriated to the custody of their home country, or whether they could be set free.

The factors for and against continuing to detain Al Mousa were among the 121 that the Department of Defense released on March 3, 2006.^[3]

[edit] The following primary factors favor continued detention:

a. Commitment

1. The detainee is a Saudi citizen who traveled to Afghanistan for combat training.
2. The detainee was recruited from Saudi Arabia to come to Afghanistan. The recruiter introduced the detainee to the safehouse system. The detainee spent time at safe houses in Quetta, Kandahar, and Khost.

b. Training

The detainee received military training for a month at a house in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

c. Connections/Associations

1. The detainee was arreste with several al Qaida members including ######### #############.^[4]
2. ########################, also known as #################### was an integral part of the al Qaida network responsible for moving Arabs to and from Afghanistan.^[4]
3. One of the individuals the detainee was captured with was escorted by a senior al Qaida lieutenant to a meeting where he presented money to Usama Bin Laden[sic]. This individual also attended the Farooq [sic] training camp.
4. One of the individuals the detainee was captured with attended Camp Farouq and was present at a speech given by Usama Bin Laden[sic] at the camp.
5. One of the individuals the detainee was captured with held a high-ranking position in the Taliban.
6. Information strongly suggests that the detainee may be identifiable with senior personnel of al Wafa. Executive Order 13224 designates al Wafa as a global terrorist entity.

d Other Relevant Data

While in the Khost safehouse, the detainee had four passport stamps forged.

[edit] The following primary factors favor release or transfer:

• The detainee denied having any knowledge of the attacks in the United States prior to their execution on September 11th, and also denied knowledge of any rumors or plans of future attacks on the United States or its interests.
• The detainee provided three reasons for his travel to Afghanistan: he wanted to defend himself against thieves, defend Saudi Arabia, and learn how to shoot a weapon for the purpose of hunting.
• A foreign government delegation deemed the detainee to be of low intelligence or law enforcement value to the United States, and unlikely to pose a terrorist threat to the United States or its interests.

[edit] References

1. ^ list of prisoners (.pdf), US Department of Defense, May 15, 2006
2. ^ Summary of Evidence memo (.pdf) prepared for Abdul Hakim Abdul Rahman Abdulaziz Al Mousa's Combatant Status Review Tribunal - September 22, 2004 - page 211
3. ^ Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf) of Abdul Hakim Abdul Rahman Abdulaziz Al Mousa Administrative Review Board, May 11, 2005 - page 17
4. ^ ^a b Redacted under (b)(1)