Abdul Salam Al-Shehri
| Abdul Salam Gaithan Mureef Al-Shehri |
| Born |
December 14, 1984(1984-12-14)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Detained at |
Guantanamo |
| Alternate name |
Abdul Salam Ghetan
Abd Al Salam Ghaytan Murayyif Al Zaydani Al Shihri |
| ISN |
132 |
| Status |
Repatriated |
| Occupation |
Student |
Abdul Salam Gaithan Mureef Al-Shehri is a citizen of Saudi Arabia who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1]
The US Department of Defense reports that he was born on December 14, 1984, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
According to the New York Times: "Abdul Salam Ghetan was captured in Afghanistan in 2001 and transferred to Saudi Arabia on June 24, 2006."[2]
Age
The Department of Defense asserts that Shehri was born on December 14, 1984, in Riyadh.[1] An article by human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith, entitled, "The kids of Guantanamo", published on June 15, 2005 stated he was born in April 1987.[3]
Press reports
In January 2005, his family received a letter from Shehri.[4] He apologized for his errors in traveling to Afghanistan and asked them to find him a wife. Shehri's attorney, Kateb al Shammary, argues that the fact that his client is seeking a fiance demonstrates his innocence.
Transfer to Saudi Arabia
After more than five years in Guantanamo without ever been charged Shehri was repatriated to Saudi Arabia on June 25, 2006. [5][6]
References
- ^ a b "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. http://www.dod.mil/news/May2006/d20060515%20List.pdf. Retrieved 2006-05-15.
- ^ "Abdul Salam Ghetan - The Guantánamo Docket". The New York Times. http://projects.nytimes.com/guantanamo/detainees/132-abdul-salam-ghetan.
- ^ Clive Stafford Smith (2005-06-15). "Kids of Guantanamo". Reprieve via Cageprisoners. Archived from the original on 2009-08-06. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cageprisoners.com%2Farticles.php%3Fid%3D7880&date=2009-08-06. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- ^ Youngest Guantanamo Detainee Seeks Marriage, Arab News, May 5, 2005
- ^ Thirteen Saudis and a Turkistani return to Saudi from Guantanamo, Middle East News, June 25, 2006
- ^ Anant Raut, Jill M. Friedman (March 19, 2007). "The Saudi Repatriates Report" (PDF). http://www.fotofest.org/guantanamo/SaudiReport.pdf. Retrieved April 21, 2007.
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Abdul Salam Gaithan Mureef Al-Shehri |
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December 14, 1984 |
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
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