Bahraini captives in Guantanamo

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The United States Department of Defense acknowledges holding six Bahraini captives in Guantanamo.^[1] A total of 778 captives have been held in extrajudicial detention in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba since the camps opened on January 11, 2002 The camp population peaked in 2004 at approximately 660. Only nineteen new captives, all "high value detainees" have been transferred there since the United States Supreme Court's ruling in Rasul v. Bush. As of January 2008 the camp population stand at approximately 285.

[edit] Bahraini captives acknowledged by the DoD

isn	name	page numbers	notes
52	Isa Ali Abdulla Almurbati	CSRT allegations 13	Allegedly a follower of Abu Sayyef.[2] Allegedly was told that if he went to war and fought the Jihad, he would have a 15,000 Dinar debt forgiven.
60	Adil Kamil Abdullah Al Wadi	CSRT allegations 30 CSRT transcript 55-76 ARB allegations 53-54 ARB transcript 30	Alleged to have fought on the front lines.[3] Allegedly disruptive and aggressive while in detention.[4] Claimed he traveled to Afghanistan because he was moved by the plight of the refugees.[5] Released.[6][7]
159	Abdulla Majid Al Naimi	CSRT allegations 215	Alleged to have traveled to Afghanistan to fight.[8]
227	Salah Abdul Rasul Ali Abdul Rahman Al Balushi		Press observed his second ARB.[9] Justification for detention unclear.
246	Salman Ebrahim Mohamed Ali Al Khalifa	CSRT transcript 1 ARB transcript 80	Accused of traveling to Afghanistan.[10]
261	Juma Mohammed Abdul Latif Al Dossary	CSRT allegations 12 2nd ARB transcript 1-12	Allegedly delivered a fiery speech in Buffalo NY that was attended by members of the Lackawanna Six.[11] Says he has been tortured, and has made over a dozen suicide attempts. Repatriated to Saudi custody, with fifteen other men, on July 16, 2007.[12]

[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. ^ documents (.pdf) from Issa Ali Abdullah Al Murbati's Combatant Status Review Tribunal
3. ^ Summarized transcripts (.pdf), from Adil Kamil Abdullah Al Wadi's Combatant Status Review Tribunal - pages 55-76
4. ^ Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf) of Adil Kamil Abdullah Al Wadi Administrative Review Board - pages 53-54 - January 28, 2005
5. ^ Summarized transcript (.pdf), from Adil Kamil Abdullah Al Wadi's Administrative Review Board hearing - page 30
6. ^ Free, at last! , Gulf Daily News, November 5, 2005
7. ^ Three Bahraini Guantanamo detainees return home, WFOR, November 5, 2005
8. ^ Summary of Evidence memo (.pdf) prepared for Abdulla Majid Al Naimi's Combatant Status Review Tribunal - September 2, 2004 - page 215
9. ^ Bahrain Bay detainee 'poses no danger', Gulf Daily News, July 2, 2006
10. ^ Summarized transcripts (.pdf), from Sheikh Salman Ebrahim Mohamed Ali Al Khalifa's Combatant Status Review Tribunal - pages 1-2
11. ^ FBI reports suicide try by suspect at Gitmo: Man tied to recruiting of 'Lackawanna Six', Buffalo News, November 7, 2005
12. ^ Raid Qusti. "More Gitmo Detainees Come Home", Arab News, July 17, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-17.