Allah Muhammed Saleem

Allah (Alaadin) Muhammed Saleem
Born (1967-01-13)January 13, 1967
Al-Bajoor, Egypt
Detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Alternate name Ala Abd Al Maqsut Muhammed Sagim Mazruh
Ala Abdel Maqsud Muhammad Salim
ISN 716
Charge(s) Determined not to have been an enemy combatant after all
Status Seeking asylum in Albania

Allah Muhammed Saleem (also transliterated as Alaadinn Muhammad Salim) is a citizen of Egypt who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1] His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 716. Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terrorism analysts report that he was born on January 13, 1967, in Al-Bajoor, Egypt.

Combatant Status Review

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for his tribunal. The memo accused him of the following:[2]

a. The detainee is associated with al Qaida:
  1. The detainee has been living under an alias while in detention and is in fact, a fairly significant member of Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ) and al Qaida.
  2. EIJ is an extremist group that merged with al Qaida.
  3. In 1998, Doctor Ayman Al-Zawahiri merged EIJ into al Qaida, in effect making all EIJ members al Qaida members.
  4. The detainee worked for a Bayt al Ansar safehouse in Peshawar, Pakistan (PK).
  5. Bayt al Ansar refers to safehouses used to organize volunteers for Jihad.
  6. The Bayt al Anser guesthouse served as a staging area for Mujahadeen on their way in and out of Afghanistan (AF).
  7. The detainee set a pattern of traveling between Peshawar and Jalalabad, staying at Libyan guesthouses.
  8. The detainee was captured with an admitted supporter of Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG).
  9. LIFG is an extremist group with members aligned with al Qaida organization or active in the international Mujahadeen network.
  10. The detainee was an employee of the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO).
  11. The IIRO is a large Jeddah-based humanitarian aid organization that performs relief work worldwide, but also is used by Islamic terrorists and insurgents for cover, travel, and funding.
  12. The detainee was a bodyguard for Usama Bin Ladin.
  13. The detainee is prominent in the Usama Bin Ladin and Egyptian Islamic Jihad circles.
  14. The detainee was apprehended during the "Greentown" raids on 3 April 2002, in Lahore, Pakistan.

On March 3, 2006, in response to a court order from Jed Rakoff the Department of Defense published a Summarized transcript from over 300 Tribunals.[3] Saleem's transcript was not published on March 3, 2006. A three-page summarized transcript from the unclassified session of his Tribunal was published in September 2007, as part of his habeas corpus petition.[4]

Allah Muhammed Saleem v. George W. Bush

A writ of habeas corpus, Allah Muhammed Saleem v. George W. Bush, was submitted on Allah Muhammed Saleem's behalf.[5] In response, on 12 November 2005, the Department of Defense released 29 pages of unclassified documents related to his Combatant Status Review Tribunal to his lawyers. Those 29 pages were published in September 2007.

On January 13, 2005 Tribunal panel 30 determined he was not an "enemy combatant" after all.

Not an enemy combatant

Two of the three officers who sat on Tribunal panel 30, which convened to confirm or refute his status as an "enemy combatant" voted to recommend that he should not be considered an enemy combatant. The dissenting officer prepared a minority report, which was not published. The unclassfied version of the Tribunal's report did not say why they discounted the allegations against him.

Asylum in Albania

Like five of the Uyghur detainees in Guantanamo the government of Albania agreed to allow Salim to be transferred to Albania, and to apply for Asylum.[6] Salim was transferred to a refugee center there on 17 November 2006. Salim has been visited, in Albania, by his American lawyers. Zari reports that Salim's family in Egypt are not accepting phone calls from either Salim, or his lawyers. According to Zari: "Salim pointed out that he was suffering from some health problems resulting from his torture in Guantanamo,"[6]

McClatchy interview

On June 15, 2008 the McClatchy News Service published articles based on interviews with 66 former Guantanamo captives. McClatchy reporters interviewed Abd al Maqsut Muhammad Sagim Mazruh.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13] He reported being tortured.

The McClatchy report states he was held in the Bagram Theater Detention Facility prior to transfer to Guantanamo.[13]

He has requested that his family be permitted to join him in Albania.[13]

References

  1. ↑ OARDEC (May 15, 2006). "List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
  2. ↑ OARDEC (7 January 2005). "Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Mazruh, Ala Abd Al Maqsut Muhammed Sagim" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. pp. 82–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
  3. ↑ "US releases Guantanamo files". The Age. April 4, 2006. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  4. ↑ "In Absentia" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. 13 January 2005. pp. 64–66. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
  5. ↑ "Allah Muhammed Saleem v. George W. Bush" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. 12 November 2005. pp. 55–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
  6. 1 2 Essam Fadl (January 6, 2007). "Egypt: Human Rights Activist Identifies 2 Former Egyptian Guantanamo Detainees". Asharq Alawsat. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
  7. ↑ Tom Lasseter (June 15, 2008). "Guantanamo Inmate Database: Page 7". McClatchy News Service. Retrieved 2008-06-16. mirror
  8. ↑ Tom Lasseter (June 18, 2008). "U.S. hasn't apologized to or compensated ex-detainees". Myrtle Beach Sun. Retrieved 2008-06-18. mirror
  9. ↑ Tom Lasseter (June 15, 2008). "Pentagon declined to answer questions about detainees". McClatchy News Service. Archived from the original on 15 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-20. mirror
  10. ↑ Tom Lasseter (June 16, 2008). "Documents undercut Pentagon's denial of routine abuse". McClatchy News Service. Archived from the original on 19 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-20. mirror
  11. ↑ Tom Lasseter (June 19, 2008). "Deck stacked against detainees in legal proceedings". McClatchy News Service. Archived from the original on 20 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-20. mirror
  12. ↑ Tom Lasseter (June 16, 2008). "U.S. abuse of detainees was routine at Afghanistan bases". McClatchy News Service. Archived from the original on 20 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-20. mirror
  13. 1 2 3 Tom Lasseter (June 15, 2008). "Guantanamo Inmate Database: Abd al Maqsut Muhammad Sagim Mazruh". McClatchy News Service. Retrieved 2008-06-15. mirror

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