Abdul Bin Mohammed Bin Abess Ourgy
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Abdul Bin Mohammed Bin Abess Ourgy is a citizen of Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...

, currently held in extrajudicial detention in the United States
United States
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 Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
The Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a detainment and interrogation facility of the United States located within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. The facility was established in 2002 by the Bush Administration to hold detainees from the war in Afghanistan and later Iraq...

s, in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

.

The Department of Defense
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 reports that Ourgy was born on July 25, 1965, in Tunis
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....

, Tunisia.

As of August 14, 2011, Abdul Bin Mohammed Bin Abess Ourgy has been held at Guantanamo for nine years three months.

Habeas petition

A petition of habeas corpus
Habeas corpus
is a writ, or legal action, through which a prisoner can be released from unlawful detention. The remedy can be sought by the prisoner or by another person coming to his aid. Habeas corpus originated in the English legal system, but it is now available in many nations...

 was filed on behalf of Adel El Ouerghi.

On 9 July 2008 Michael A. Cooper
Michael A. Cooper
Michael Cooper is a lawyer, currently of counsel at the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell, and a former president of the New York City Bar Association-Education:Michael Cooper received his A.B...

 submitted a "POST-CONFERENCE SUBMISSION ON BEHALF OF PETITIONER EL OUERGHI" on behalf of Adel El Ouerghi.

On 17 July 2008 Noah H. Rashkind filed a "STATUS REPORT FOR THE CASE OF ADEL AL WIRGHI (ISN 502)" on behalf of Adel Al Wirghi.

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