Adel Noori

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Adel Noori
Born: November 12, 1979(1979-11-12)
Xing Xiang, China
Detained at: Guantanamo
ID number: 584
Conviction(s): no charge, held in extrajudicial detention
Status still in Guantanamo

Adel Noori is a citizen of China held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1] His Guantanamo Internee Security Number is 584. Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terrorism analysts report that he was born on November 12, 1979 in Xing Xiang, China.

Adel Noori is one of approximately two dozen Guantanamo captives from the Uighur ethnic group.[2]

Main article: Uighur detainees in Guantanamo

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[edit] Combatant Status Review Tribunal

Combatant Status Review Tribunal notice read to a Guantanamo captive. During the period July 2004 through March 2005 a Combatant Status Review Tribunal was convened to make a determination whether they had been correctly classified as an "enemy combatant". Participation was optional. The Department of Defense reports that 317 of the 558 captives who remained in Guantanamo, in military custody, attended their Tribunals.
Combatant Status Review Tribunal notice read to a Guantanamo captive. During the period July 2004 through March 2005 a Combatant Status Review Tribunal was convened to make a determination whether they had been correctly classified as an "enemy combatant". Participation was optional. The Department of Defense reports that 317 of the 558 captives who remained in Guantanamo, in military custody, attended their Tribunals.

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 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 Tribunal. 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.

[edit] Summary of Evidence memo

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Adel Noori's Combatant Status Review Tribunal, on 18 September 2004.[3] The memo listed the following allegations against him:

a. The detainee is a member of al Qaeda:
  1. The detainee traveled to Afghanistan via Kyrgyzstan to receive training at a Uighur training camp/safe house in Kabul.
  2. The detainee arrived in Kabul on 26 July 2001 to begin training.
  3. The detainee received training on the AK-47 rifle and a Makarov pistol while at the Kabul Uighur training camp/safe house.
  4. When the bombing began in Kabul, the detainee and all of the Uighurs ran in all directions for safety.
  5. The detainee fled to Pakistan where he and three others were arrested by the Pakistani police while trying to evade detection (dressed in burkas).

[edit] Transcript

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Noori chose to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.[4] On March 3, 2006, in response to a court order from Jed Rakoff the Department of Defense published a single page Summarized transcript from his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.[5]

[edit] Testimony

  • Noori denied being a member of al Qaida or the Taliban.
  • He said East Turkistan was his home country, not China.
  • He said he saw weapons in the house where he stayed, but he didn’t receive any training - he said it was just a small house, not a training camp.
  • He acknowledged that he and fellow Uighurs had fled in all directions when the bombing began.
  • He said he threw his burka away before he was captured.

[edit] Information paper: Uighur Detainee Population at JTF-GTMO

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Documents released in response to the writ of habeas corpus Hassan Anvar v. George W. Bush contained a memo entitled: "Information paper: Uighur Detainee Population at JTF-GTMO".[6] This memo, dated 30 October 2004, provides one paragraph biographies of 22 Uighur captives. The memo asserts that all 22 captives are suspected of membership in the "East Turkistan Islamic Movement". The memo describes the Uighur camp as an "ETIM training camp".

The portion of the document devoted to Adel Noori states:

Adel Noori is a 35-year-old ethnic Uighur wanted by the Chinese government for involvement in an uprising that took place in Southern Xinjiang province in 1990. He left Alma Ata, Uzbekistan to train in Afghanistan and return to fight Chinese oppression of ethnic Uighurs. Noori was last interviewed in mid 2004. He has had disciplinary action on 6 October 2004 for failure to comply with guard orders, and on 10 February 2004 that required a forced cell extraction. Noori has a history of spitting and using racial epithets. He has made no physical threats against guards. Noori has been suspected as being a probable member of the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM). He is suspected of having received training in an ETIM training camp in Afghanistan.

[edit] Administrative Review Board hearing

Hearing room where Guantanamo captive's annual Administrative Review Board hearings convened for captives whose Combatant Status Review Tribunal had already determined they were an "enemy combatant".
Hearing room where Guantanamo captive's annual Administrative Review Board hearings convened for captives whose Combatant Status Review Tribunal had already determined they were an "enemy combatant".[7]

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.[8] 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.

[edit] Summary of Evidence memo

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Adel Noori's Administrative Review Board, on 1 July 2005.[9] The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.

[edit] The following primary factors favor continued detention:

a. Commitment
  1. Detainee is an ethnic Uighur wanted by the communist Chinese governemnt for involvement in an uprising that took place in Southern Xinjiang province in 1990.
  2. Detainee went to Afghanistan to train and return to fight Chinese oppression of ethnic Uighurs.
  3. The detainee arrived at a safe house in Kabul on July 26, 2001.
  4. When bombing began in Kabul, Afghanistan, the detainee sought refuge in Sara, Afghanistan and then traveled to Pakistan.
  5. On January 15, 2002, the detainee and three other men, were arrested dressed in burkas (clothing worn by females), by Pakistani Police in Lahore, Pakistan.
b. Training
The detainee received training on an AK-47, a rifle and a Makarov pistol at the safe house.
c. Connections/Associations
  1. The detainee traveled to a Uighur safe house in Kabul, Afghanistan to receive training.
  2. The Emir of the safe house was Hassan Mahsum, the leader of the East Tajikistan Islamic Party [sic] .
  3. The detainee said that he was attempting to join the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM).
  4. The Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) is designated an Other Foreign Terrorist Organization by the United States Department of Homeland Security [sic] .
  5. Hassan Mahsum visited the safe house a few days after detainee arrived at the safe house in August 2001, and again at the onset of the United States bombing campaign in October 2001.
  6. Hassan Maksoon (ph) oversees the operation of a small school in Kabul, Afghanistan where groups of three Uighurs train in Islam and light weapons operations.
d. Intent
  1. Detainee was encouraged to go to Afghanistan where training is available for fighting the Chinese government.
  2. Detainee advised that the purpose of the training was to return to his home and fight the Chinese.
e. Other Relevant Data
  1. When the detainee was arrested by Pakistani authorities, he told them he was Uzbeki to avoid being turned over to Chinese authorities.
  2. The three men arrested wearing burkas along with the detainee were Maneh and Ibrahim from Saudi Arabia, and Ibrahim from Morocco.
  3. In 1990, detainee's friend Abdulhamid, was killed in an uprising known as the Baren War. The detainee had studied Martial Arts with Abdulhamid.
  4. Detainee advised he was very good friends with Abdrahim Otkue, a famous Uighur author. Otkur was arrested by the Chinese during the Cultural Revolution and served time Chinese prison.
  5. The detainee met an American, through his friend Abdurehum Oktur, whom he knew as Dr. David Alim, a Physics professor at Xinjiang University, that reportedly speaks Uighur.
  6. The detainee stated he knew Nurmamet Kenji, Chairman of a Bishkek committee known as "The Uighur Union".

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

a.

Upon release the detainee said he would like to be part of the action to defend the Uighur people and fight for human rights.
b.

Detainee said he had no negative feelings toward the United States. He was never asked to participate in Jihad against the United States while in Afghanistan. He said he would submit to a polygraph examination.
c.

Detainee stated he would not fight against the United States even if his religion told him to.
d.

Detainee acknowledges that if he returns to China he will face execution. He is very fearful that information about him will be passed to the Chinese government. He requests asylum in the United States.
e.

Detainee denied having any knowledge of the attacks in the United States prior to their execution on September 11th, and also denied knowledge of any rumors of plans of future attacks on the United States or United States interests.

[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.[10][11] The Board's recommendation was unanimous The Board's recommendation was redacted. England authorized his transfer on October 22, 2005.

[edit] References

  1. ^ OARDEC (May 15, 2006). List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
  2. ^ China's Uighurs trapped at Guantanamo, Asia Times, November 4, 2004
  3. ^ OARDEC (18 September 2004). Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Noori, Adel page 4. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-12-20.
  4. ^ OARDEC (date redacted). Summarized Statement pages 45. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.
  5. ^ "US releases Guantanamo files", The Age, April 4, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-03-15. 
  6. ^ Information paper: Uighur Detainee Population at JTF-GTMO pages 28-34. United States Department of Defense (30 October 2004). Retrieved on 2007-12-19.
  7. ^ Spc Timothy Book. "Review process unprecedented", JTF-GTMO Public Affairs Office, Friday March 10, 2006, pp. pg 1. Retrieved on 2007-10-10. 
  8. ^ Army Sgt. Sarah Stannard. "OARDEC provides recommendations to Deputy Secretary of Defense", JTF Guantanamo Public Affairs, October 29, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-03-26. 
  9. ^ OARDEC (1 July 2005). Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Noori, Adel pages 42-44. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-12-19.
  10. ^ OARDEC (October 22, 2005). Administrative Review Board assessment and recommendation ICO ISN 584 page. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-12-19.
  11. ^ OARDEC (4 August 2005). Classified Record of Proceedings and basis of Administrative Review Board recommendation for ISN 584 page. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-12-19.