Ahmed al-Darbi
Ahmed Muhammed Haza al-Darbi |
Born |
January 9, 1975 (1975-01-09) (age 37)
Ta'if, Saudi Arabia |
Detained at |
Guantanamo |
ISN |
768 |
Charge(s) |
charges referred to the Convening authority, but not yet laid |
Status |
Still held in Guantanamo |
Ahmed Muhammed Haza al-Darbi is a citizen of Saudi Arabia currently held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.[1] Al-Darbi was born on January 9, 1975, in Ta'if, Saudi Arabia. As of early 2010, al-Darbi has been confined at the Guantanamo camps for almost seven years.[2]
Background
The brother-in-law of Khalid al-Mihdhar, al-Darbi was captured in Azerbaijan and was renditioned into Afghanistan.[3] There he was held in the Bagram Collection Point, while it was still under control of Alpha Company of the 519th Military Intelligence Battalion who routinely beat their captives, resulting in the deaths of two prisoners on December 4, 2001 and December 10, 2001. Al-Darbi identified Damien M. Corsetti, a soldier nicknamed "the King of Torture" by his fellow GIs, as one of his abusers.[4]
Corsetti's lawyer asserts that al-Darbi's claims of abuse are not credible. Corsetti's lawyers claim al Darbi repeats the meme al Qaeda training manuals instruct captives to lie about abuse, and asserts that Al Darbi is following those instructions.
Department of Defense spokesmen have announced that al-Darbi will not be allowed to testify at Corsetti's court martial.[5]
On December 21, 2007 charges against Ahmed Muhammed Haza al-Darbi were referred to the convening authority for the Office of Military Commissions.[6][7][8]
United States v. Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al-Darbi
On December 21, 2007 charges against Ahmed Muhammed Haza al-Darbi were referred to Susan Crawford, who approved them to continue to trial.[6][7][8]
"Conspiring with others, to attack civilians, to murder in violation of the law of war, to destroy property in violation of the law of war, to hazard a vessel and to commit terrorism, and Providing Material Support to Terrorism."[8]
- he had trained at the Jihad Wahl training camp;
- he transferred funds to finance the plot to attack shipping;
- he purchased a vessel, registered in Sao Tome, to use in the attacks.
In April 2008 he announced that he refused to participate in the tribunal as he believed it lacked legitimacy, and dismissed his military lawyer Brian Broyles who called the refusal a "reasonable decision".[3]
According to the Associated Press, at a hearing in December 2008 he had "held up a photo of President Barack Obama as a sign of hope."[9] According to the Associated Press, a note he wrote to his lawyer about Obama said he could: ""earn back the legitimacy the United States has lost in the eyes of the world,"
Carol Rosenberg, writing in the Miami Herald, reported that Commission President James Pohl scheduled a hearing for May 27, 2009, to rule on how much of the evidence against Al Darbi was coerced through torture.[10]
At a hearing on September 23, 2009 his Presiding Officer of his military commission agreed to a further sixty day delay.[9] His lawyer Ramzi Kassem told reporters after the hearing that Al Darbi had written a brief note, addressed to President Obama, that he had hoped to read aloud at the hearing. Kassem read the note aloud to reporters. The Associated Press quoted passages from the note.
References
- ^ OARDEC (2006-05-15). "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 2007-09-29.
- ^ "Ahmed Muhammed Haza al Darbi – The Guantánamo Docket". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). http://projects.nytimes.com/guantanamo/detainees/768-ahmed-muhammed-haza-al-darbi. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ a b Andy Worthington (2008-04-20). "The US military’s shameless propaganda over Guantánamo’s 9/11 trials". Archived from the original on 2009-089-23. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.andyworthington.co.uk%2F2008%2F04%2F20%2Fthe-us-militarys-shameless-propaganda-over-guantanamos-911-trials%2F+&date=2009-09-23.
- ^ Trial under way for soldier in Afghan prisoner abuse case, Star Telegram, May 30, 2006
- ^ Soldier pleads not guilty in detainee harm, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 28, 2006
- ^ a b "Guantanamo Detainee Charged". United States Department of Defense. December 21, 2007. http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=11583. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ^ a b "Guantanamo Bay detainee accused in terror plot". CNN. December 21, 2007. http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/21/detainee.charged/. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ^ a b c Office of Military Commissions (January 2007). "MC Form 458 Jan 2007 - Charges in United States v. Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza Al Darbi" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. pp. pages 1–6. http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2007/12/20/18/DARBI.source.prod_affiliate.56.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
- ^ a b Ben Fox (2009-09-23). "Guantanamo prisoner says he's lost hope in Obama". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2009-09-23. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fhostednews%2Fap%2Farticle%2FALeqM5id19AEj9Ng8ss6lmDs9oSLa9STYAD9ATD4T00&date=2009-09-23.
- ^ Carol Rosenberg (2009-05-10). "Judge won't delay May 27 war court session". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on 2009-05-12. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miamiherald.com%2Fnews%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstory%2F1042070.html&date=2009-05-12.
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June 2006 Ruling |
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February 2007 |
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October 2007 Charges |
Mohamed Jawad (throwing grenade) All charges withdrawn and dismissed in July 2009
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January 2008 Charges |
Ahmed al-Darbi (conspiracy and providing support)
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February 2008 Charges |
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May 2008 Charges |
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June 2008 Charges |
Mohammed Hashim (all charges later dropped), Binyam Mohamed (all charges later dropped)
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July 2008 Charges |
Abdul Ghani (all charges later dropped)
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December 2008 Charges |
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Darbi, Ahmed Muhammed Haza al- |
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Date of birth |
January 9, 1975 |
Place of birth |
Ta'if, Saudi Arabia |
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