Mohammed Abd Al Al Qadir

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Mohammed Abd Al Al Qadir is a citizen of Algeria, held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, in Cuba.^[1] His Guantanamo detainee ID number is 284.

1 Combatant Status Review Tribunal
2 Administrative Review Board hearing
- 2.1 The following primary factors favor continued detention:
- 2.2 The following primary factors favor release of transfer:
3 References

[edit] Combatant Status Review Tribunal

Combatant Status Review Tribunals were held in a small trailer, the same width, but shorter, than a mobile home. The Tribunal's President sat in the big chair. The detainee sat with his hands and feet shackled to a bolt in the floor in the white, plastic garden chair. A one way mirror behind the Tribunal President allowed observers to observe clandestinely. In theory the open sessions of the Tribunals were open to the press. Three chairs were reserved for them. In practice the Tribunal only intermittently told the press that Tribunals were being held. And when they did they kept the detainee's identities secret. In practice almost all Tribunals went unobserved.

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.

Al Qadir chose to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.^[2]

[edit] 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 Al Qadir were among the 121 that the Department of Defense released on March 3, 2006.^[3]

[edit] The following primary factors favor continued detention:

a. Commitment

Originally from Algeria, the detainee stated he entered Afghanistan in June 2001 after residing in London, United Kingdom.
The detainee's route of travel took him through Islamabad and Peshawar, Pakistan and then on through Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
The detainee fled Jalalabad, Afghanistan during the advance of the Northern Alliance.
The detainee entered Pakistan, was arrested by Pakistani authorities, and was later transferred to the custody of US forces.
The detainee stated that Americans are the real terrorists. The detainee related that the Americans are the ones responsible for the deaths of innocent people throughout the world. The detainee opined that the US is hypocritical because although the US talks about the terrorist actions of Usama Bin Laden, our actions have killed more people than all other terrorist groups combined.

b. Training

Detainee served for the Algerian military for 20 months. During this time he was trained on the Kalashnikov (AK-47) and served as a mechanic.
The detainee was identified by a highly placed al Qaida operative as having trained at the Khalden training camp and as having resided at a guesthouse in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
The detainee also admitted having trained at the Khalden training camp.
Khalden Camp's basic military training program was an accelerated version of that given at al Faruq. The six month program included training light weapons, heavy weapons, explosives, topography and tactical courses.

c. Connections/Associations

The detainee is a member of the Jemaah Islamiah Muqatilah which is closely connected to the Salafist Group for Call and Combat.
The Salafist Group for Call and Combat is an Algerian terrorist group operating primarily throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East, but with known ties to al Qaida.
While in England, the detainee attended the following mosques: Layton Mosque, Finsbury Park Mosque, Dar al Riaya Mosque, Brixton Mosque/Islamic Center, and White Chapel.
The Finsbury Park Mosque has previously been associated with an Islamic Fundamentalists gathering in which a number of senior Muslim leaders have given presentations praising Usama ((Bin Laden)) and justifying the 11 September 2001 attacks on the United States.

[edit] The following primary factors favor release of transfer:

The detainee made a sworn verbal statement as assisted by his personal representative. In his verbal statement, the detainee denied telling investigators that he was a member of al Qaida or training in the Khalden training camp.
The detainee stated that he left London to immigrate to Afghanistan to find a wife, make money, and get stable somewhere.
When asked what type of employment he would seek if released, the detainee stated he is not sure, but opined that he may attempt to find work as a mechanic.