Hisham Sliti

Hisham Bin Al Bin Amor Sliti
Born February 12, 1966 (1966-02-12) (age 46)
Hamam Lif, Tunisia
Detained at Guantanamo
ISN 174
Status Still held in Guantanamo

Hisham Sliti, a Tunisian, is currently being held as an enemy combatant in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1]

The list of the names of all the Guantanamo detainees states that his date of birth was February 12, 1966, in Hamam Lif, Tunisia

As of Aug. 10, 2010, Hisham Bin Ali Bin Amor Sliti has been held at Guantanamo for eight years three months.[2]

Little was known about Sliti before his detainment. Clive Stafford Smith represents Sliti as one of his lawyers.

Sliti reported to his lawyers that he was beaten on August 5, 2005. Sliti claims that his interrogator threw a chair, and a mini-fridge at him, and then called in the initial reaction force.[3] Sliti participated in a widespread hunger strike during July 2005, and then participated in a second hunger strike that started in August 2005 due to Qur'an desecration.

Habeas corpus petition

Sliti had a habeas corpus petition, 05-cv-429, filed on his behalf.[4]

On 30 December 2008 US District Court Judge Richard J. Leon ruled that Sliti, and, in a separate ruling, that Moath Hamza Ahmed al-Alwi, "were part of or supported the Taliban", and thus could continue to be held in US custody.[4][5][6][7] Leon did not believe Sliti's assertion that he traveled to Afghanistan to quit drugs and get married, stating his:

“...story about traveling to Afghanistan to kick a longstanding drug habit and find a wife is not credible.”[5]

The New York Times called the two rulings: "the first clear-cut victories for the Bush administration", while Andy Worthington noted they represented a "disturbing development".[8]

Reuters reported that Jonathan Hafetz of the American Civil Liberties Union responded that[7]:

"This decision raises serious concerns given the reliance on classified evidence and the very broad definition of detention authority that it contains."[7]

References

  1. ^ list of prisoners (.pdf), US Department of Defense, May 15, 2006
  2. ^ "Hisham Bin Ali Bin Amor Sliti - The Guantánamo Docket". The New York Times. http://projects.nytimes.com/guantanamo/detainees/174-hisham-bin-ali-bin-amor-sliti. 
  3. ^ U.S. Denies Guantanamo Bay Prison Abuse, The Guardian, September 2, 2005
  4. ^ a b Richard J. Leon (2008-12-30). "Hisham Sliti v. George W. Bush -- 05-cv-429: Memorandum order". United States Department of Justice. http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/sliti-order-12-30-08.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-22. 
  5. ^ a b William Glaberson (2008-12-30). "Judge Agrees With Bush in Ruling on 2 Detainees". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/washington/31gitmo.html?hp. Retrieved 2008-12-31. "A federal judge in Washington ruled Tuesday that the government was properly holding two Guantánamo detainees as enemy combatants, the first clear-cut victories for the Bush administration in what are expected to be more than 200 similar cases." 
  6. ^ "Judge Denies Release For 2 at Guantanamo". Washington Post. 2008-12-31. p. A05. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/30/AR2008123003031.html. Retrieved 2008-12-31. 
  7. ^ a b c Randall Mikkelsen (2008-12-31). "U.S. judge rejects release of two Guantanamo inmates". Reuters. http://africa.reuters.com/world/news/usnTRE4BU041.html. Retrieved 2008-12-31. 
  8. ^ Worthington, Andy. Judge orders release of Guantanamo's forgotten child, December 2008

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