Abdullah Muhammed Abdel Aziz

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Abdullah Muhammed Abdel Aziz is a citizen of Saudi Arabia held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1] His Guantanamo Internee Security Number is 206. Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terrorism analysts report that he was born on September 8, 1967, in Al Medina Menawa, Saudi Arabia.

Contents

[edit] Combatant Status Review Tribunal

[edit] Summary of Evidence memo

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Abdullah Muhammed Abdel Aziz's Combatant Status Review Tribunal, on 4 October 2004.[2] The memo listed the following allegations against him:

a. The detainee is associated with al Qaida and the Taliban:
  1. The detainee traveled to Afghanistan to receive weapons training in the summer of 2001.
  2. The detainee received weapons training on the Kalishnikov rifle and PG machine gun [sic] at a training camp outside Kabul, Afghanistan.
  3. The detainee lived in a rest house used for billeting fighters in Kabul, Afghanistan.
b. The detainee supported hostilities in aid of enemy armed forces:
  1. The detainee traveled to the frontlines near Konduz, Afghanistan.
  2. The detainee was issued a Kalishnikov [sic] rifle and ammunition.
  3. The detainee traveled with Taliban fighters in a Taliban convoy to Mazar-E-Sharif.

[edit] Transcript

There is no record that chose to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.

[edit] Administrative Review Board hearing

[edit] First annual Administrative Review Board

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Abdullah Muhammed Abdel Aziz's first annual Administrative Review Board, on 15 March 2005.[3] The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.

[edit] Transcript

Abdullah Muhammed Abdel Aziz attended this Board hearing.[4] The Department of Defense released a five page summarized transcript.

[edit] Second annual Administrative Review Board

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Abdullah Muhammed Abdel Aziz's second annual Administrative Review Board, on 3 March 2006.[5] The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.

[edit] Board recommendations

In early September 2007 the Department of Defense released two heavily redacted memos, from his Board, to Gordon England, the Designated Civilian Official.[6][7] The Board's recommendation was unanimous The Board's recommendation was redacted. England authorized transfer on August 14, 2006.

[edit] References

  1. ^ list of prisoners, US Department of Defense, May 15, 2006
  2. ^ OARDEC (4 October 2004). Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Abdel Aziz, Abdullah Muhammed page 23. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-12-09.
  3. ^ OARDEC (15 March 2005). Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Abdel Aziz, Abdullah Muhammed pages 6-8. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-12-14.
  4. ^ OARDEC (date redacted). Summarized Administrative Review Board Detainee Statement (ISN 206) pages 11-15. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-12-09.
  5. ^ OARDEC (3 March 2006). Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Abdel Aziz, Abdullah Muhammed pages 21-24. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-12-09.
  6. ^ OARDEC (August 14, 2006). Administrative Review Board assessment and recommendation ICO ISN 206 page 78. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-12-14.
  7. ^ OARDEC (17 March 2006). Classified Record of Proceedings and basis of Administrative Review Board recommendation for ISN 206 pages 79-88. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-12-14.