Shafiq Rasul
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Shafiq Rasul (born April 15, 1977, in Dudley, West Midlands, England) is best known for being a detainee held at Guantanamo Bay by the United States, which treated him an unlawful combatant. His detainee ID number was 86.
His family discovered his detention when the British Foreign Office contacted them on January 21, 2002. He was released in March 2004, shortly after his return to the United Kingdom, more than three months before Rasul v. Bush was decided.
In August 2004 Rasul, Asif Iqbal, and Ruhal Ahmed, all from Tipton, compiled a report on their abuse and humilation while in US custody.
The 2006 docu-drama The Road to Guantánamo depicts the story of their detention.
[edit] External links
- Five of nine Britons released from Guantanamo Bay, BBC, March 9, 2004
- Britons allege Guantanamo abuse, BBC, August 4, 2004
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