Sultan Ahmad (Guantanamo detainee 842)
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Sultan Ahmad is a citizen of Pakistan
held in extrajudicial detention in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 842.
The US Department of Defense reports that Sultan Ahmad was born on November 1, 1984, in Sargodha
, Pakistan.
status was reviewed by a Combatant Status Review Tribunal
.
According to the Daily Times Punjab's chief minister’s adviser on religious affairs,
Maulana
Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi, said local authorities wanted to investigate whether the men had been brainwashed and were still involved in any terrorist activity.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
held in extrajudicial detention 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...
. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 842.
The US Department of Defense reports that Sultan Ahmad was born on November 1, 1984, in Sargodha
Sargodha
Sargodha is a city in the Sargodha District of Punjab province, Pakistan.Sargodha is located in the northwest of Pakistan. It is the eleventh largest city of Pakistan and also known as Pakistan's best citrus-producing area. It is an agricultural trade centre with various industries...
, Pakistan.
Guantanamo documents
There is no record that Sultan Ahmed's enemy combatantEnemy 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...
status was reviewed by a Combatant Status Review Tribunal
Combatant Status Review Tribunal
The Combatant Status Review Tribunals were a set of tribunals for confirming whether detainees held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp had been correctly designated as "enemy combatants". The CSRTs were established July 7, 2004 by order of U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense...
.
Release
The Daily Times reported that Sultan Ahmed was repatriated with sixteen other men. The seventeen men were released from Pakistani custody on June 28, 2005.According to the Daily Times Punjab's chief minister’s adviser on religious affairs,
Maulana
Maulana
Mawlānā is an Arabic word literally meaning "our lord" or "our master" ....
Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi, said local authorities wanted to investigate whether the men had been brainwashed and were still involved in any terrorist activity.
External links
- The Pentagon Can’t Count: 22 Juveniles Held at Guantánamo Andy Worthington