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'''Mohammad Lameen Sidi Mohammad''' ''(also transliterated as '''Mohammed Souleimani Laalami''')'' is a citizen of [[Morocco]], held in [[extrajudicial]] detention in the [[United States]] [[Guantanamo Bay Naval Base]], in [[Cuba]].<ref name=DoDList> [http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/detainee_list.pdf list of prisoners (.pdf)], ''[[US Department of Defense]]'', [[April 20]] [[2006]]</ref> His detainee ID number is 237. |
'''Mohammad Lameen Sidi Mohammad''' ''(also transliterated as '''Mohammed Souleimani Laalami''')'' is a citizen of [[Morocco]], held in [[extrajudicial]] detention in the [[United States]] [[Guantanamo Bay Naval Base]], in [[Cuba]].<ref name=DoDList> [http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/detainee_list.pdf list of prisoners (.pdf)], ''[[US Department of Defense]]'', [[April 20]] [[2006]]</ref> His detainee ID number is 237. |
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Subsequently the [[Department of Defense]] instituted the [[Combatant Status Review Tribunal]]s. The Tribunals, however, were not authorized to determine whether the captives were ''lawful combatants'' -- rather they were merely empowered to make a recommendation as to whether the captive had previously been correctly determined to match the Bush administration's definition of an [[enemy combatant]]. |
Subsequently the [[Department of Defense]] instituted the [[Combatant Status Review Tribunal]]s. The Tribunals, however, were not authorized to determine whether the captives were ''lawful combatants'' -- rather they were merely empowered to make a recommendation as to whether the captive had previously been correctly determined to match the Bush administration's definition of an [[enemy combatant]]. |
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Mohammed chose to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.<ref name=CsrtLaalami>[http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt/Set_33_2302-2425_Revised.pdf Summarized transcripts (.pdf)], from |
Mohammed chose to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.<ref name=CsrtLaalami>[http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt/Set_33_2302-2425_Revised.pdf Summarized transcripts (.pdf)], from Mohammad Lameen Sidi Mohammad's ''[[Combatant Status Review Tribunal]]'' - pages 72-74</ref> |
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They were authorized to consider whether a detainee should continue to be detained by the United States, because they continued to pose a threat -- or whether they could safely be repatriated to the custody of their home country, or whether they could be set free. |
They were authorized to consider whether a detainee should continue to be detained by the United States, because they continued to pose a threat -- or whether they could safely be repatriated to the custody of their home country, or whether they could be set free. |
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The factors for and against continuing to detain Mohammed were among the 121 that the Department of Defense released on [[March 3]] [[2006]].<ref name=FactorsSidiMohammed>[http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt/ARB_Factors_Set_1_944-1045.pdf Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf)] of |
The factors for and against continuing to detain Mohammed were among the 121 that the Department of Defense released on [[March 3]] [[2006]].<ref name=FactorsSidiMohammed>[http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt/ARB_Factors_Set_1_944-1045.pdf Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf)] of Mohammad Lameen Sidi Mohammad's ''[[Administrative Review Board]]'' - page 5</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:50, 26 June 2006
Mohammad Lameen Sidi Mohammad (also transliterated as Mohammed Souleimani Laalami) is a citizen of Morocco, held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, in Cuba.[1] His detainee ID number is 237.
Combatant Status Review Tribunal
Initially the Bush administration asserted that they could withhold all the protections of the Geneva Conventions to captives from the war on terror. This policy was challenged before the Judicial branch. Critics argued that the USA could not evade its obligation to conduct a competent tribunals to determine whether captives are, or are not, entitled to the protections of prisoner of war status.
Subsequently the Department of Defense instituted the Combatant Status Review Tribunals. The Tribunals, however, were not authorized to determine whether the captives were lawful combatants -- rather they were merely empowered to make a recommendation as to whether the captive had previously been correctly determined to match the Bush administration's definition of an enemy combatant.
Mohammed chose to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.[2]
allegations
Most detainee's transcripts included the allegations against the detainee -- Mohammed's did not.
testimony
Mohammed was confused over whether the Tribunal was a court of law, and wanted to know what crimes he was being charged with.
Mohammed denied that he was recruited in Morocco. Mohammed denied that he being trained at the al Farouq training camp. He claimed he made these confessions, in Afghanistan, when he was first captured, and was being beaten and threatened with death. He claimed both Afghans and Americans beat him during his interrogations in Afghanistan.
He denied being captured by the Northern Alliance in Tora Bora. He denied ever being in Tora Bora. He was captured in a village near Jalalabad. He denied possessing any weapons.
Mohammed traveled to Afghanistan, with his family, on a religious pilgrimage. When asked if he visited holy sites in Afghanistan he explained: "Pilgrimage can mean it is for religion, but I meant when you leave a place for good it is a pilgrimage."
Administrative Review Board hearing
Detainees who were determined to have been properly classified as "enemy combatants" were scheduled to have their dossier reviewed at annual Administrative Review Board hearings. The Administrative Review Boards weren't authorized to review whether a detainee qualified for POW status, and they weren't authorized to review whether a detainee should have been classified as an "enemy combatant".
They were authorized to consider whether a detainee should continue to be detained by the United States, because they continued to pose a threat -- or whether they could safely be repatriated to the custody of their home country, or whether they could be set free.
The factors for and against continuing to detain Mohammed were among the 121 that the Department of Defense released on March 3 2006.[3]
The following primary factors favor continued detention:
- a. Commitment
- b. Training
- The detainee learned how to field strip and fire an AK-47 assault rifle at a Lashkar Taiba safe house.
- c. Connections/Associations
- In a village located just outside Peshawar, the detainee and eight other fighters moved between four different Lashkar Taiba houses.
- Lashkar e Tayyiba (LT) ("Army of the Righteous") is listed in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Terrorist Organization Reference Guide as a terrorist organization.
- The detainee signed up for missionary work with Tagligi Jamiat (JT) to attain entry into Afghanistan.
- The Jama'at Al Tablighi, a Pakistan based Islamic missionary organization is being used as a cover for action by Islamic Extremeists.
- d. Intent
- The detainee stated that he went to Afghanistan to fight the Americans.
- The detainee decided to go on Jihad after becoming angered over the U.S. air attacks in Afghanistan. He felt it was his duty as a Muslim.
The following primary factors favor release or transfer:
- The detainee said never heard of al Qaida until after the 11 September 2001 attacks. He is only aware of the attacks on the World Trade Center; he believes the attacks were wrong, because Islam teaches that it is wrong to kill innocent women and children. He does not know anyone that is a member of al Qaida.
- Detainee perceived Bin Laden as one of the Muslim people, who may have been right or may have been wrong as a human being. Detainee also felt that Bin Laden made many mistakes, such as the events of 11 September 2001, which cost the lives of many innocent people.
References
- ^ list of prisoners (.pdf), US Department of Defense, April 20 2006
- ^ Summarized transcripts (.pdf), from Mohammad Lameen Sidi Mohammad's Combatant Status Review Tribunal - pages 72-74
- ^ Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf) of Mohammad Lameen Sidi Mohammad's Administrative Review Board - page 5