Ghanim Abdul Rahman Al Harbi

Ghanim Abdul Rahman Al Harbi
Born March 13, 1974 (1974-03-13) (age 37)
Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Detained at Guantanamo
ISN 516
Status Repatriated

Ghanim Abdul Rahman Al Harbi is a citizen of Saudi Arabia who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1] The Department of Defense reports that Al Harbi was born on March 13, 1974, in Khobar, Saudi Arabia. He was repatriated without charge on July 15, 2007.[2]

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Repatriation

Repatriated to Saudi custody, with fifteen other men, on July 16, 2007.[3]

Meeting with Gordon Brown

On 2 November 2008 that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown toured the rehabilitation center for former Guantanamo detainees, and, while there spoke with al Harbi, Juma al Dossari, and other former detainees.[4][5][6][7] The Daily Mail alleges that former detainees receive a flat, a job, and 20,000 pounds for a dowry, so they can get married. The Daily Mail report said that Al Dossari was now married.

References

  1. ^ "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. 
  2. ^ "Ghanim Abdul Rahman al Harbi – The Guantánamo Docket". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). http://projects.nytimes.com/guantanamo/detainees/516-ghanim-abdul-rahman-al-harbi. Retrieved 15 January 2010. 
  3. ^ Raid Qusti (July 17, 2007). "More Gitmo Detainees Come Home". Arab News. http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=98598&d=17&m=7&y=2007&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom. Retrieved 2007-07-17. 
  4. ^ "Brown meets ex-Guantanamo detainees in Saudi". Agence France Presse. 2008-11-02. http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gQ-4Ko6ndiju_FPe5v7jckIqGDFQ. Retrieved 2008-11-02.  mirror
  5. ^ Jane Wardell (2008-11-02). "Britain's Brown meets Saudi terrorist suspects". Associated Press. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gFCxRt4sdGYNIssB-PI9BzK6Td6AD946UAQ00. Retrieved 2008-11-02. 
  6. ^ Rosa Prince (2008-11-02). "Gordon Brown shakes hands with Muslim extremists during Saudi visit". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/saudiarabia/3367084/Gordon-Brown-shakes-hands-with-Muslim-extremists-during-Saudi-visit.html. Retrieved 2008-11-02. 
  7. ^ Kirsty Walker (2008-11-02). "Gordon Brown shakes hands with former Al Qaeda terrorists during visit to Saudi Arabian 'correction' centre". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1082438/Gordon-Brown-shakes-hands-Al-Qaeda-terrorists-visit-Saudi-Arabian-correction-centre.html. Retrieved 2008-11-02.  mirror

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