User:Geo Swan/gitmo/Juma Mohammed Abdul Latif Al Dossary

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'''Juma Mohammed Abdul Latif Al Dossary''' is a [[Bahrain]]i, currently held in the [[United States|American]] prison for security detainees, [[Camp Delta]], at the US Naval base at [[Guantanamo Bay]]. In late July, 2005, Al-Dossari spoke with his lawyer [[Joshua Colangelo-Bryan]] about the summer's first [[hunger strike]]. The prisoners ended this strike on [[July 28]], 2005, when guard commander [[Michael Bumgarner]] promised concession.. Colangelo-Bryan, said Al-Dossari told him: *The detainees were willing to die, if necessary, to resolve their issues. *The detainees were protesting their imprisonment without having fair hearings *The detainees were protesting interference with their religious practices. *The detainees said they were served food which was often rotten and tap water which was yellow and brackish. *The detainees complained that the call to prayer was interrupted by prison officers who talked loudly during the call and even mimicked it. *The number of detainees being given acute medical attention had overwhelmed the camp's infirmary, and that critically ill detainees were in cots in the interrogation area. Colangelo-Bryan believed that Al-Dossari joined in the summer's second hunger strike, which started approximately [[August 8]], [[2005], when the detainees realized that the camp authorities were not going to honor the promises that drew the first strike to an end. On September 5, 2005 the [[Bahrain Daily News]] summarized a letter Al Dossary had written, protesting his innocence. Al Dossary's letter was post-marked June 10, 2005. His letter described various abuse he suffered including: *cigarettes put out on his body; *made to walk on barbed wire; *urinated on by GIs; On September 17, 2005, the [[Bahrain Daily News]] summarized a letter from Al Dossary's father. Al Dossary's father has throat cancer, expects to die soon, and pleaded to see his son. ==External links== *[http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=121195&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=28169 'Help me' plea by Bay detainee], [[Bahraini Daily News]], September 5, 2005 *[http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=122178&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=28181 Free my son plea by dying Bahraini father], [[Bahraini Daily News]], September 17, 2005 *[http://www.aljazeerah.info/News%20archives/2005%20News%20Archives/September/22%20n/Lawyer%20Reveals%20Causes%20for%20Guantanamo%20Hunger%20Strike.htm Lawyer Reveals Causes for Guantanamo Hunger Strike], [[Al Jazeera]], September 22, 2005 [[Category:People imprisoned for terrorism|Dossary, Juma Mohammed Abdul Latif al]] [[Category:U.S. detainees|Dossary]]