Sulaiman Awath Sulaiman Bin Ageel Al Nahdi
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Sulaiman Awath Sulaiman Bin Ageel Al Nahdi is a citizen of Yemen
, currently held in extrajudicial detention
in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
.
The Department of Defense
reports that Al Nahdi was born on December 1, 1974, in Al Mukalla
, Yemen.
As of August 18, 2011, Sulaiman Awath Sulaiman Bin Ageel al Nahdi has been held at Guantanamo for nine years three month without ever been charged or tried.
filed on his behalf in 2005.
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...
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
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
reports that Al Nahdi was born on December 1, 1974, in Al Mukalla
Al Mukalla
Al Mukalla is a main sea port and the capital city of the Hadramaut coastal region in Yemen in the southern part of Arabia on the Gulf of Aden close to the Arabian Sea...
, Yemen.
As of August 18, 2011, Sulaiman Awath Sulaiman Bin Ageel al Nahdi has been held at Guantanamo for nine years three month without ever been charged or tried.
Habeas corpus petition
Al Nahdi had a writ or habeas corpusHabeas 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...
filed on his behalf in 2005.
External links
- Who Are the Remaining Prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Two: Captured in Afghanistan (2001) Andy Worthington, September 17, 2010
- Guantánamo and Habeas Corpus: Consigning Soldiers to Oblivion Andy Worthington, May 10, 2010
- Human Rights First; Habeas Works: Federal Courts’ Proven Capacity to Handle Guantánamo Cases (2010)