Waqas Mohammed Ali Awad
Encyclopedia
Adham Ali Awad is a citizen of Yemen currently held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba
after being classified as an enemy combatant
by the United States
.
Joint Task Force Guantanamo
analysts estimate he was born in 1982, in Aden
, Yemen.
As of August 17, 2011, Awad has been held at Guantánamo for nine years seven months.
published a profile of Mike Trinh, Awad's lawyer.
According to Trinh:
Carol Rosenberg
, writing in the Miami Herald reported that US District Court Judge James Robertson
ruled that "Adham Mohammed Ali Awad" was held legally.
His was the first habeas petition where the judge ruled in favor of the executive branch, since Barack Obama
became President of the United States
. Judges ruled in favor the executive branch in five cases during the last months of the Bush administration.
Del Quentin Wilber, writing in the Washington Post, reported that "He and other fighters barricaded themselves in a hospital. The others fought to the death, but Awad was left behind because he was too badly injured, the government alleged.
On June 2, 2010, a three judge panel of the DC Circuit Court of Appeals supported Robertson's ruling.
Their ruling was sealed on national security grounds.
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...
after being classified 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...
by the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Joint Task Force Guantanamo
Joint Task Force Guantanamo
Joint Task Force Guantanamo is a U.S. military joint task force based at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba on the southeastern end of the island. JTF-GTMO falls under US Southern Command...
analysts estimate he was born in 1982, in Aden
Aden
Aden is a seaport city in Yemen, located by the eastern approach to the Red Sea , some 170 kilometres east of Bab-el-Mandeb. Its population is approximately 800,000. Aden's ancient, natural harbour lies in the crater of an extinct volcano which now forms a peninsula, joined to the mainland by a...
, Yemen.
As of August 17, 2011, Awad has been held at Guantánamo for nine years seven months.
Press accounts
The San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco Chronicle
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published a profile of Mike Trinh, Awad's lawyer.
According to Trinh:
- Awad's real name is "Adham Mohammed Ali Awad".
- The injury that cost Awad his leg occurred when a bazaar where he was shopping was bombarded.
- Trinh said Awad was of slight build and only five feet tall.
- Trinh said Awad had been issued a prosthetic leg, but it was too large so he has to use a walker.
- Trinh said Awad acknowledged traveling to Afghanistan to attend a madrassa, but Trinh attributed this to an attempt to leave his family behind.
- Trinh believes "Awad wasn't in battle or caught carrying a weapon."
Habeas corpus petition
His original habeas corpus petition was Civil Action No. 05-02379, filed before US District Court Judge Colleen Kollar Kotely.Carol Rosenberg
Carol Rosenberg
Carol Rosenberg is a senior journalist, currently with the McClatchy News Service.Rosenberg works at the Miami Herald, which has provided extensive coverage of the operation of the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.-Biography:...
, writing in the Miami Herald reported that US District Court Judge James Robertson
James Robertson (judge)
James Robertson is a United States federal judge serving on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Robertson graduated from Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio, and received a B.A. from Princeton University in 1959. He served in the United States...
ruled that "Adham Mohammed Ali Awad" was held legally.
His was the first habeas petition where the judge ruled in favor of the executive branch, since Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
became President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
. Judges ruled in favor the executive branch in five cases during the last months of the Bush administration.
Del Quentin Wilber, writing in the Washington Post, reported that "He and other fighters barricaded themselves in a hospital. The others fought to the death, but Awad was left behind because he was too badly injured, the government alleged.
On June 2, 2010, a three judge panel of the DC Circuit Court of Appeals supported Robertson's ruling.
Their ruling was sealed on national security grounds.
External links
- Who Are the Remaining Prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Two: Captured in Afghanistan (2001) Andy Worthington, September 17, 2010
- The Ultimate Legal Challenge
- Human Rights First; Habeas Works: Federal Courts’ Proven Capacity to Handle Guantánamo Cases (2010)