Mohamed Ben Moujane

Mohamed Ben Moujane
Born February 14, 1981(1981-02-14)
Casablanca, Morocco
Detained at Guantanamo
Alternate name Muhammad Ben Moujan
ISN 160
Alleged to be a member of Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group
Status Repatriated,
ten year sentence in Morocco

Mohamed Ben Moujane (also transliterated as Muhammad Ben Moujan) is a citizen of Morocco who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1]

Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terrorism analysts reports that Ben Moujan was born on February 14, 1981, in Casablanca, Morocco.

Repatriation and Moroccan sentencing

The Hindustan Times reports that Ben Moujane was repatriated in October 2006.[2] The report stated that Ben Moujane was "...charged with "membership of a criminal group with the aim of preparing to commit terrorist acts" and "failing to denounce crimes against state security". It also reported that the Moroccan court described Ben Moujane as one of Osama bin Laden's bodyguards. The court sentenced him to an additional ten years of imprisonment. The most severe sentence handed out to former Guantanamo captives, by Moroccan courts so far.

References

  1. ^ OARDEC (May 15, 2006). "List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. http://www.dod.mil/news/May2006/d20060515%20List.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-29. 
  2. ^ "Bin Laden 'bodyguard' jailed in Morocco". Hindustan Times. February 3, 2007. http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1918642,0005.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-04.