Jamil Ahmed Said Nassir
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Jamil Ahmed Said Nassir is a citizen of Yemen
currently held in extrajudicial detention
in the United States
's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
.
As of today Jamil Ahmed Said Nassir has been held at the Guantanamo camps for . He arrived there on August 5, 2002, and has never been charged or tried with any offence.
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
currently held 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...
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As of today Jamil Ahmed Said Nassir has been held at the Guantanamo camps for . He arrived there on August 5, 2002, and has never been charged or tried with any offence.
External links
- Who Are the Remaining Prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Six: Captured in Pakistan (2 of 3) Andy Worthington, October 6, 2010