Muhammad Abd Allah Mansur Al Futuri

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Fadil Husayn Salih Hintif
Born: December 1, 1968 (1968-12-01) (age 39)
Al Rimi, Libya
Citizenship Libya
Detained at: Guantanamo
ID number: 194
Conviction(s): no charge, held in extrajudicial detention
Status repatriated to Libyan custody

Muhammad Abd Allah Mansur Al Futuri is a citizen of Libya, held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.[1] His Guantanamo detainee ID number is 194. The Department of Defense reports that detainee 194 was born on December 1, 1968, in Al Rimi, Libya.

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[edit] Identity

Captive 194 was identified inconsistently on official Department of Defense documents:

  • Captive 194 was identified as Mohammed Abd Allah Mansur Al Futuri on the Summary of Evidence memo prepared for his Combatant Status Review Tribunal, on 29 September 2004.[2]
  • Captive 194 was identified as Muhammad Abd Allah Mansur Al Futuri on the Summary of Evidence memo prepared for his first annual Administrative Review Board, on 11 July 2005, on the first official list of captives' names, released on April 20, 2006, and on six official lists released in September 2007.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
  • Captive 194 was identified as Muhammad Abd Allah Manur Safrani Al Futri on the Summary of Evidence memo prepared for his second annual Administrative Review Board, on 18 April 2006.[11]
  • Captive 194 was identified as Muhammad Abdallah Mansur Al Rimi on the second official list of captive's names, released on May 15, 2006.[1]
  • Captive 194 was identified as Mohammed Rimi on the official list of captives whose habeas corpus petitions should be dismissed following their transfer from US custody.[12]

[edit] Combatant Status Review Tribunal

Combatant Status Review Tribunals were held in a double-wide trailer.Three chairs were reserved for members of the press; 37 of the 574 Tribunals were observed.
Combatant Status Review Tribunals were held in a double-wide trailer.[13]Three chairs were reserved for members of the press; 37 of the 574 Tribunals were observed.[14]

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.

[edit] Summary of Evidence memo

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Mohammed Abd Allah Mansur Al Futuri's Combatant Status Review Tribunal, on 29 September 2004.[15][2] The memo listed the following allegations against him:

a. The detainee is associated with al Qaida:
  1. The detainee was convinced to go to Afghanistan and fight the non-believers in an attempt to establish an Islamic state.
  2. The detainee was smuggled from Libya to Egypt with 1,000 United States dollars in his personal possession, and then flew on to Saudi Arabia, then to Karachi, Pakistan and then to Peshawar, Pakistan, staying one year, and then drove to Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
  3. The detainee stated he flew from Yemen to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, then to Mecca, Saudi Arabia and back to Jeddah, and then he flew to Karachi, Pakistan, and then to Peshawar, Pakistan, and then drove to Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
  4. The detainee stated he had about 2,700 United States dollars, 1,500 Saudi Arabian Riyals, and an unknown amount of Pakistani money when he left Yemen.
  5. The detainee stated that he had originally lied about his true name and nationality (He is from Libya not Yemen).
  6. The detainee reportedly had been in Afghanistan since the Jihad.
  7. The detainee reportedly was seen just before 11 September 2001 in Jalalabad, Afghanistan in the "Arab Complex".
  8. The detainee was in possession of a wristwatch, the type used in improvised explosive device bombings linked to al Qaida and radical Islamic terrorists.
  9. The detainee stated that he was a member of the Al-Jamia'a Al Tablighi [sic] for two years while he was in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  10. The detainee worked a few missions, which were 40 days long, for Al-Jamia'a Al Tablighi [sic] throughout the Afghanistan and Pakistan region.
  11. The detainee traveled and worked as a paid employee of the Jama'at Al Tablighi [sic] .
  12. Jama'at Al Tablighi, a Pakistan based Islamic missionary organization is being used as a cover to mask travel and activities of terrorists including members of al Qaida.
  13. The detainee reportedly is a member of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG).
  14. The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, a listed terrorist organization with black market contacts, reportedly is used by al Qaida to obtain travel documents.
  15. The detainee was arrested in Pakistan with 1,800 U.S. Dollars (USD), 1,500 Saudi Arabian Riyals (SAR), and an unknown amount of Afghan and Pakistan money in his possession.
  16. The detainee stated the money, which was captured during his arrest, all came from a source in Europe.

[edit] Testimony

Al Futuri chose to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.[16]

[edit] Administrative Review Board hearings

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".[17]

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.

[edit] First annual Administrative Review Board

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Muhammad Abd Allah Mansur Al Futuri's first annual Administrative Review Board, on 11 July 2005.[18] The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.

[edit] Second annual Administrative Review Board

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Muhammad Abd Allah Manur Safrani Al Futri's second annual Administrative Review Board, on 18 April 2006.[19] The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.

[edit] Transcript

Captive 194 chose to participate in this Board hearing.[20]

His hearing was convenened on April 24, 2006. The Department of Defense released 16 pages of transcript in Early September 2007.

[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.[21][22] The Board's recommendation was unanimous The Board's recommendation was redacted. England authorized his transfer.

[edit] Release

The Seattle Post Intelligencer reported that Al Rimi was released on December 18, 2006.[23]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b OARDEC (29 September 2004). Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- pages 4-5. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
  3. ^ OARDEC (April 20, 2006). List of detainee who went through complete CSRT process. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
  4. ^ OARDEC (July 17, 2007). Index for Combatant Status Review Board unclassified summaries of evidence. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
  5. ^ OARDEC (September 4, 2007). Index for testimony. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
  6. ^ OARDEC (August 9, 2007). Index to Summaries of Detention-Release Factors for ARB Round One. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
  7. ^ OARDEC (July 17, 2007). Transcripts and Certain Documents from Administrative Review Boards Round Two. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
  8. ^ OARDEC (July 17, 2007). Index of Summaries of Detention-Release Factors for ARB Round Two. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
  9. ^ OARDEC (August 10, 2007). Index Index of Transfer and Release Decision for Guantanamo Detainees from ARB Round Two. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
  10. ^ OARDEC (11 July 2005). Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Al Futuri, Muhammad Abd Allah Mansur pages 31-33. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
  11. ^ OARDEC (18 April 2006). Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Al Futri, Muhammad Abd Allah Manur Safrani pages 91-94. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-12-09.
  12. ^ "Exhibit B: List Of Enemy Combatant Detainees With Pending Habeas Corpus Petitions Who Have Been Released From United States Custody", United States Department of Justice, April 17, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-05-05. 
  13. ^ "Guantánamo Prisoners Getting Their Day, but Hardly in Court", New York Times, 2004-11-08. Retrieved on 2008-03-26. 
  14. ^ Annual Administrative Review Boards for Enemy Combatants Held at Guantanamo Attributable to Senior Defense Officials. United States Department of Defense (March 6, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
  15. ^ OARDEC (29 September 2004). Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Al Futuri, Mohammed Abd Allah Mansur pages 244-245. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
  16. ^ Summarized transcripts (.pdf), from Muhammad Abd Allah Mansur Al Futuri's Combatant Status Review Tribunal - pages 29-34
  17. ^ Spc Timothy Book. "Review process unprecedented", JTF-GTMO Public Affairs Office, Friday March 10, 2006, pp. pg 1. Retrieved on 2007-10-10. 
  18. ^ OARDEC (11 July 2005). Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Al Futuri, Muhammad Abd Allah Mansur pages 31-33. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
  19. ^ OARDEC (18 April 2006). Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Al Futri, Muhammad Abd Allah Manur Safrani pages 91-94. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-12-09.
  20. ^ OARDEC. "Summary of Administrative Review Board Proceedings for ISN 194", United States Department of Defense, April 24, 2006, pp. pages 5-20. Retrieved on 2007-12-09. 
  21. ^ OARDEC (6 December 2006). Administrative Review Board assessment and recommendation ICO ISN 194 page 69. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-12-09.
  22. ^ OARDEC (April 24, 2006). Classified Record of Proceedings and basis of Administrative Review Board recommendation for ISN 194 pages 70-77. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved on 2007-12-09.
  23. ^ 6 Yemenis released from Guantanamo, Seattle Post Intelligencer, December 18, 2006