Abdulah Alhamiri
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Abdulah Alhamiri is a citizen of United Arab Emirates
and former student of Portland State University
. He is best known for the time he spent in extrajudicial detention
in the United States
's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
.
His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 48. He was born on October 25, 1979, in Al Ain
, United Arab Emirates.
Summary of Evidence memos
were prepared for Abdulah Alhamiri's first and second annual Administrative Review Board hearings on February 23, 2005 and February 10, 2006.
The two memos were identical, except the 2006 memo had one additional final factor favoring continued detention.
The following primary factors favor continued detention
The following primary factors favor release or transfer
A Summary of Evidence memo
was prepared for Abdullah K Al Hamairi's
third annual Administrative Review Board on May 15, 2007.
The three
page memo listed nineteen
"primary factors favor[ing] continued detention" and one
"primary factor favor[ing] release or transfer".
The Board's recommendation was unanimous
The Board's recommendation was redacted.
England authorized his continued detention on September 17, 2007.
, which overturned the provisions in the Detainee Treatment Act
and Military Commissions Act
, which had closed captives' access to habeas corpus.
Al Hamari was repatriated on August 1, 2008, along with another man, ISN 1165.
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
and former student of Portland State University
Portland State University
Portland State University is a public state urban university located in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1946, it has the largest overall enrollment of any university in the state of Oregon, including undergraduate and graduate students. It is also the only public university in...
. He is best known for the time he spent in extrajudicial detention
Extrajudicial detention
Arbitrary or extrajudicial detention is the detention of individuals by a state, without ever laying formal charges against them.Although it has a long history of legitimate use in wartime , detention without charge, sometimes in secret, has been one of the hallmarks of totalitarian states...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, 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...
.
His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 48. He was born on October 25, 1979, in Al Ain
Al Ain
Al Ain |Spring]]), also known as the Garden City due to its greenery, is the second largest city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the fourth largest city in the United Arab Emirates. With a population of 374,000 , it is located approximately 160 km east of the capital Abu Dhabi and about...
, United Arab Emirates.
Summary of Evidence memos
Summary of Evidence (ARB)
Counter-terrorism analysts prepared a Summary of Evidence memo for the Administrative Review Board hearings of approximately 460 captives in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba from December 2004 to December 2005.-Release of the memos:...
were prepared for Abdulah Alhamiri's first and second annual Administrative Review Board hearings on February 23, 2005 and February 10, 2006.
The two memos were identical, except the 2006 memo had one additional final factor favoring continued detention.
The following primary factors favor continued detention
The following primary factors favor release or transfer
Second annual Administrative Review Board
The Summary of Evidence memo drafted, on February 10, 2006 was identical to the one drafted for his first annual Administrative Review Board on February 23, 2005, except that one more factor was added to the sub-section titled "Other Relevant Data":Third annual Administrative Review Board hearing
The Department of Defense published documents from the captives' third annual Administrative Review Board hearings on January 9, 2009.A Summary of Evidence memo
Summary of Evidence (ARB)
Counter-terrorism analysts prepared a Summary of Evidence memo for the Administrative Review Board hearings of approximately 460 captives in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba from December 2004 to December 2005.-Release of the memos:...
was prepared for Abdullah K Al Hamairi's
third annual Administrative Review Board on May 15, 2007.
The three
page memo listed nineteen
"primary factors favor[ing] continued detention" and one
"primary factor favor[ing] release or transfer".
Board recommendations
One January 9, 2009, the Department of Defense published two heavily redacted memos, from his Board, to Gordon England, the Designated Civilian Official.The Board's recommendation was unanimous
The Board's recommendation was redacted.
England authorized his continued detention on September 17, 2007.
Writ of habeas corpus
A writ of habeas corpus was filed on Al-Hamiri's behalf, following the United States Supreme Court's June 12, 2008 ruling in Boumediene v. BushBoumediene v. Bush
Boumediene v. Bush, 553 U.S. 723 , was a writ of habeas corpus submission made in a civilian court of the United States on behalf of Lakhdar Boumediene, a naturalized citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, held in military detention by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba...
, which overturned the provisions in the Detainee Treatment Act
Detainee Treatment Act
The Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 is an Act of the United States Congress that prohibits inhumane treatment of prisoners, including prisoners at Guantanamo Bay; requires military interrogations to be performed according to the U.S...
and Military Commissions Act
Military Commissions Act of 2006
The United States Military Commissions Act of 2006, also known as HR-6166, was an Act of Congress signed by President George W. Bush on October 17, 2006. Drafted in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision on Hamdan v...
, which had closed captives' access to habeas corpus.
Repatriation
On November 26, 2008 the Department of Defense published a list of the dates detainees left Guantanamo.Al Hamari was repatriated on August 1, 2008, along with another man, ISN 1165.
External links
- The Guantánamo Files: Website Extras (3) – “Osama’s Bodyguards” Andy Worthington