Hisham Sliti
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Hisham Sliti, a Tunis
ian, is currently being held as an enemy combatant
in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
.
The list of the names of all the Guantanamo detainees states that his date of birth was February 12, 1966, in Hamam Lif, Tunisia
As of Aug. 10, 2010, Hisham Bin Ali Bin Amor Sliti has been held at Guantanamo for eight years three months.
Little was known about Sliti before his detainment.
Clive Stafford Smith
represents Sliti as one of his lawyer
s.
Sliti reported to his lawyers that he was beaten on August 5, 2005. Sliti claims that his interrogator threw a chair, and a mini-fridge at him, and then called in the initial reaction force
. Sliti participated in a widespread hunger strike during July 2005, and then participated in a second hunger strike that started in August 2005 due to Qur'an desecration
.
On 30 December 2008 US District Court Judge Richard J. Leon
ruled that Sliti, and, in a separate ruling, that Moath Hamza Ahmed al-Alwi, "were part of or supported the Taliban", and thus could continue to be held in US custody.
Leon did not believe Sliti's assertion that he traveled to Afghanistan to quit drugs and get married, stating his:
The New York Times called the two rulings: "the first clear-cut victories for the Bush administration", while Andy Worthington
noted they represented a "disturbing development".
Reuters reported that Jonathan Hafetz
of the American Civil Liberties Union
responded that:
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....
ian, is currently being held as an enemy combatant
Enemy combatant
Enemy combatant is a term historically referring to members of the armed forces of the state with which another state is at war. Prior to 2008, the definition was: "Any person in an armed conflict who could be properly detained under the laws and customs of war." In the case of a civil war or an...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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...
.
The list of the names of all the Guantanamo detainees states that his date of birth was February 12, 1966, in Hamam Lif, Tunisia
As of Aug. 10, 2010, Hisham Bin Ali Bin Amor Sliti has been held at Guantanamo for eight years three months.
Little was known about Sliti before his detainment.
Clive Stafford Smith
Clive Stafford Smith
Clive Adrian Stafford Smith OBE is a British [see talk] lawyer who specialises in the areas of civil rights and the death penalty in the United States of America....
represents Sliti as one of his lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
s.
Sliti reported to his lawyers that he was beaten on August 5, 2005. Sliti claims that his interrogator threw a chair, and a mini-fridge at him, and then called in the initial reaction force
Initial Reaction Force
The Initial Reaction Force , also known as the Internal Reaction Force or Extreme Reaction Force to inmates, is a type of small scale riot squad in U.S. military prisons such as the Camp Delta detention center of Guantanamo Bay...
. Sliti participated in a widespread hunger strike during July 2005, and then participated in a second hunger strike that started in August 2005 due to Qur'an desecration
Qur'an desecration controversy of 2005
The 2005 Qur'an desecration controversy began when Newsweek's April 30 issue contained a report asserting that United States prison guards or interrogators had deliberately damaged a copy of Islam's holiest book, the Qur'an....
.
Habeas corpus petition
Sliti had a habeas corpus petition, 05-cv-429, filed on his behalf.On 30 December 2008 US District Court Judge Richard J. Leon
Richard J. Leon
Richard J. Leon is an American lawyer and current federal judge. He has served as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia since 2002.-Early life and education:Leon was born in South Natick, Massachusetts...
ruled that Sliti, and, in a separate ruling, that Moath Hamza Ahmed al-Alwi, "were part of or supported the Taliban", and thus could continue to be held in US custody.
Leon did not believe Sliti's assertion that he traveled to Afghanistan to quit drugs and get married, stating his:
The New York Times called the two rulings: "the first clear-cut victories for the Bush administration", while Andy Worthington
Andy Worthington
Andy Worthington is a British historian, journalist, and film director.He has published three books, and been published in numerous publications.In 2009 Worthington was the co-director of a documentary about the Guantanamo detainees....
noted they represented a "disturbing development".
Reuters reported that Jonathan Hafetz
Jonathan Hafetz
Jonathan Hafetz is an American lawyer and writer.Hafetz works for the National Security Project of the American Civil Liberties Union".He is notable for volunteering to serve to assist Guantanamo captives to access the US Justice system....
of the American Civil Liberties Union
American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union is a U.S. non-profit organization whose stated mission is "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States." It works through litigation, legislation, and...
responded that:
External links
- Who Are the Remaining Prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Three: Captured Crossing from Afghanistan into Pakistan (1 of 2) Andy Worthington, September 22, 2010