Slimane Hadj Abderrahmane

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Slimane Hadj Abderrahmane
Born: August 5, 1973(1973-08-05)
Roskilde, Denmark
Detained at: Guantanamo
ID number: 323
Conviction(s): no charge, held in extrajudicial detention
Occupation: repatriated

Slimane Hadj Abderrahmane is a citizen of Denmark who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1] His Guantanamo Internee Security Number is 323. The US Department of Defense reports he was born on August 5, 1973, in Roskilde, Denmark. His mother is Danish and his father is Algerian.[2]

Abderrahmane was captured, in December 2001, in Afghanistan, near the Pakistan border.[3]

Abderrahmane's explanation for how he came to be captured was that he had traveled there to enroll in an Afghan military training camp to undergoing training so he could go fight with muslim rebels in Chechnya.[3]

Abderrahmane was held in Guantanamo Bay for over two years.[4] According to an article in US News & World Report he was released in spite of reservations from US security officials because the Danes had threatened to withdraw their troops if he was not released.

After his release Abderrahmane announced plans to travel to fight in Chechnya.[3] He said he regarded the document he signed promising not to take part in terrorist activity as "toilet paper". Danish security officials talked him out of his trip.

He has said that Denmark's role in the Occupation of Iraq meant that he thought Danish leaders were legitimate military targets.[3]

[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. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3704176.stm
  3. ^ a b c d "Danish detainee 'to join rebels'", BBC,, September 30, 2004. Retrieved on 2007-01-05. 
  4. ^ Mark Mazzetti. "Getting A Free Pass: Anger over a deal to release a `terrorist'", US News & World Report, 8 March 2004. Retrieved on 2007-01-05.