Nasser Najiri Amtiri | |
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Detained at | Guantanamo |
Other name(s) | Nasser Nijer Naser al Mutairi, Nasir Najr Nasir Balud Al Mutayri |
ISN | 205 |
Charge(s) | No charge (held in extrajudicial detention) |
Status | Released |
Nasser Najiri Amtiri is a Yemeni who was captured and detained in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1] Al Mutayri's Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 205.[2] The Department of Defense reports that al Mutayri was born on March 17, 1977, in Mahwa, Kuwait.
Nasser Najiri Amtiri was transferred to Kuwait on January 16, 2005.[3]
Identity
Captive 205 was identified inconsistently of official Department of Defense documents:
- Captive 205 was identified as Nasser Najiri Amtiri Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Nasser Najiri Amtiri's Combatant Status Review Tribunal, on 9 August 2004, and on the official lists of names released on April 20, 2006 and May 15, 2006.[2][4][5][6][7][8][9]
- Captive 205 was identified as Nasir Najr Nasir Balud Al Mutayri on the legal advisor's declaration that prefaced the release of unclassified documents released in response to Nasir Najr Nasir Balud Al Mutayri v. United States of America.[10]
- Captive 205 was identified as Nasser Nijer Naser Al Mutairi on the official list of captives whose habeas corpus petitions should be dismissed following their transfer from US custody.[11]
Combatant Status Review
- a Detainee is associated with the Taliban.
- The detainee admitted to affiliation with the Taliban.
- Detainee admitted to traveling to Afghanistan to fight with the Taliban.
- Detainee received weapons training in the use of hand grenades and the Kalashnikov rifle on the Karabatt line in Afghanistan.
- b Detainee engaged in hostilities against the US or its coalition partners.
- Detainee fought against Northern Alliance forces on the Karabatt line for six months and on the Kawajaqaar line for four months.
- Detainee carried a Kalashnikov and two hand grenades while on the front lines.
- Detainee relinquished his weapon and surrendered to Northern Alliance forces at Mazar e-Sharif.
- Detainee was injured in the Qala-i-Jenghi prison uprising and eventually surrendered to Northern Alliance forces.
Testimony
In response to the first allegation - that he was affiliated with the Taliban - Al Mutayri replied that the Karabatt line he was on was open to everyone, and there were no Taliban members in that line.
In response to the second allegation - that he admitted he went to Afghanistan to fight with the Taliban - he replied that he had gone there for rabat - preparation.
He acknowledged receiving a rifle while on the Karabatt line, but claimed all he had done with it was clean it, dissassemble it and reassemble it.
In response to the third allegation he denied engaging in hostilities with the Americans. He said the year he spent on the Karabatt and Kawajaqaar lines was prior to the attacks of September 11, 2001.
In response to the fourth allegation, he acknowledged spending almost a year on the two lines, but he insisted he was there to do rabat, not to fight.
In response to the fifth allegation - that he carried a rifle and two grenades while on the front line, he said: ‘’”They were standard issue on the front lines; they were not necessarily to use in hostilities or to fight. If you didn’t get them, you left.”
In response to the sixth allegation, that he relinquished his weapon and surrendered to the Northern Alliance he said: ‘’”I did relinquish my weapon for peace and that was one of the conditions to be able to leave. But it was not a surrender; it was an agreement between me and the Northern Alliance forces to surrender my weapon and go on my way. It was not a surrender. It was an agreement.
In response to the seventh allegation, that he was injured in the Qala-I-Jenghi prison uprising he said: ‘’”I was injured by accident in the courtyard of the prison. I was in the courtyard and people were shooting everywhere, and I was injured. After I was in the prison for 8 days it was normal to surrender. It was the only thing left to do. I was told I could leave and that’s when I left.
Al Mutayri said that his hands were bound when the firing started
In response to a request for an explanation of what he meant by “rabat” Al Mutrayi offered this definition:
- Rabat means waiting. It’s a form of worship, a kind of practice. There is a great reward in my relition for doing Rabat. If someone dies while on the line while doing Rabat they are considered martyrs and go to heaven. Rabat is the opposite of Jihad because Rabat is defending the line and Jihad is attacking the line.
Al Mutrayi said he was not involved in any shooting, during the time he spent on the line. He didn’t see any shooting. But he did see a place where there had been some shooting.
Nasir Najr Nasir Balud Al Mutayri v. United States of America
A writ of habeas corpus, Nasir Najr Nasir Balud Al Mutayri v. United States of America, was submitted on Nasir Najr Nasir Balud Al Mutayri's behalf.[10] In response, on 24 September 2004 the Department of Defense released 33 pages of unclassified documents related to his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
Medical records
On March 16 2007 the Department of Defense published records of the captives' height and weights.[12]
Repatriation
Nasser Nijer Naser Al Mutairi was listed on an official list of captives who have been transferred from US custody.[11]
Kuwaiti conviction overturned
The International Herald Tribune reports that a Kuwaiti citizen, named "Nasser al-Mutairi", who had formerly been detained in Guantanamo, had his conviction overturned,[13][14] They reported that he had been convicted:
- "...for joining a foreign military force without permission, harming Kuwait by serving the interest of a foreign country and undergoing illegal weapons training.
He had been charged soon after his repatriation to Kuwait, in January 2005; acquitted in June 2005; had his acquittal overturned on appeal; was sentenced to five years imprisonment; only to have his conviction overturned in December, by Kuwait's highest court of appeal.[13]
Some reports say just two Kuwaitis remain in Guantanamo.[14] Other reports say four Kuwaitis remain in Guantanamo.[13]
References
- ^ a b documents (.pdf) from Nasir Najr Nasir Balud Al Mutayri's Combatant Status Review Tribunal Cite error: The named reference "CsrtNasirNajrNasirBaludAlMutayri" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b OARDEC (May 15, 2006). "List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ The Guantanamo Docket - http://projects.nytimes.com/guantanamo/detainees/205-nasser-najiri-amtiri
- ^ OARDEC (April 20, 2006). "List of detainee who went through complete CSRT process" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ OARDEC (July 17, 2007). "Index for Combatant Status Review Board unclassified summaries of evidence" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ OARDEC (September 4, 2007). "Index for testimony" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ OARDEC (August 8, 2007). "Index for CSRT Records Publicly Files in Guantanamo Detainee Cases" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ a b
OARDEC (9 August 2004). "Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Amtiri, Nasser Najiri Amtiri" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. pp. pages 22-23. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
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Personal Representative (CSRT) (26 August 2004). "Final Interview Notes (ISN 205)" (PDF). OARDEC. pp. pages 91-94. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
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"Nasir Najr Nasir Balud Al Mutayri v. United States of America" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. 24 September 2004. pp. pages 58-90. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
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has extra text (help) - ^ a b "Exhibit B: List Of Enemy Combatant Detainees With Pending Habeas Corpus Petitions Who Have Been Released From United States Custody" (PDF). United States Department of Justice. April 17, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-05. mirror
- ^ JTF-GTMO (2007-03-16). "Measurements of Heights and Weights of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba". Department of Defense. Retrieved 2008-12-22. mirror
- ^ a b c Kuwaiti appeals court overturns former Guantánamo prisoner's conviction, International Herald Tribune, December 5, 2006
- ^ a b Former Guantanamo detainee acquitted of terror charges by Kuwait high court, The Jurist, December 5, 2006