Alla Ali Bin Ali Ahmed

Born April 15, 1983 (1983-04-15) (age 28)
Aden, Yemen
Arrested March 2002
Faisalabad, Pakistan
Detained at Guantanamo
ISN 692
Charge(s) No charge (unlawfully detained)
Status Released

Alla Ali Bin Ali Ahmed is a citizen of Yemen who was unlawfully detained in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1]

Judge Gladys Kessler ordered his release on May 5, 2009 following a habeas corpus review that showed that the government did not have the right to hold him.[2]

He was captured in Pakistan in March 2002 and finally repatriated to Yemen on Sept. 26, 2009.[3]

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Background

Alla Ali Bin Ali Ahmed was captured in a raid in Pakistan. He never traveled to Afghanistan. He never engaged in hostilities. He is accused of being in a house where men who were suspected of traveling to Afghanistan and engaging in hostilities were found.

Habeas corpus petition

Alla Ali Bin Ali Ahmed had a writ of habeas corpus filed on his behalf.

Release order

US District Court Judge Gladys Kessler ordered All Ali Bin Ali Ahmed's release from Guantanamo on May 5, 2009.[2] According to the Los Angeles Times: "The judge gave the government until June 15 to report on the status of his release."

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