| Oybek Jamoldinivich Jabbarov | |
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Image taken by the Red Cross in Guantanamo, via the Miami Herald. |
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| Born | 1978 (age 33–34) Chartakh, Uzbekistan |
| Released | 2009-09-26 Ireland |
| Detained at | Guantanamo |
| Alternate name | Jamaludinovich Abu Bakir Jabarov Abu Bakir Jamaludinovich |
| ISN | 452 |
| Status | Released |
| Occupation | shepherd |
Oybek Jamoldinivich Jabbarov is a citizen of Uzbekistan, who was held for close to eight years in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.
According to the Associated Press Oybek was a shepherd in Uzbekistan, who had been living with his pregnant wife and young child in a refugee camp in Afghanistan at the time of the American invasion.[1]
Jabbarov went on hunger strike several times during his detention and by 2005, his weight had dropped from 167 to 100 pounds.[2]
He was cleared for repatriation on 22 February 2007, but his actual release was delayed until September 26, 2009, when he and another Uzbek were transferred to Ireland.[1]
Ireland had been discussing accepting the transfer of some Guantanamo detainees for several months prior to the September 26, 2009 announcement that two Uzbek detainees had been transferred.[3]
Initially both men's names were withheld. On September 27 the Associated Press reported that one of the men was "Oybek Jabbarov".[1] The Associated Press reported he was 31 years old. Dermot Ahern, the Irish Minister of Justice, asked reporters to respect the men's privacy.
The Irish Times continues to report on the integration of Jabbarov and Shakhrukh Hamiduva back into society, reporting on September 30, 2009 that the Irish government has prepared a "10-week series of intensive courses in civics, cookery and other subjects."[4]
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