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Mohammed Kamin Born 1978 (age 32–33) Detained at Guantanamo ISN 1045 Charge(s) material support for terrorism Status Still held in Guantanamo Mohammed Kamin (born 1978) is a citizen of Afghanistan currently held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1] Joint Task Force Guantanamo estimate Kamin was born in 1978.
As of June 24, 2011, Mohammed Kamin has been held at Guantanamo for six years nine months. He has been charged with war crimes but all charges have been withdrawn and dismissed.[2]
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Charges before a Guantanamo Military Commission
On March 11, 2008, the Office of Military Commissions announced that Mohammed Kamin would face charges, including providing material assistance for terrorism.[3][4]
On May 21, he refused to exit his cell to attend his arraignment. He was physically manacled and dragged into court nonetheless, where he called the charges "a lie and a forgery" and addded that he had no connecton with al-Qaeda or the Taliban.[5]
All charges were withdrawn and dismissed on December 8, 2009.[6]
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mohammed Kamin - The Guantánamo Docket". The New York Times. http://projects.nytimes.com/guantanamo/detainees/1045-mohammed-kamin.
- ^ William B. Britt (March 11, 2008). "Charge Sheet" (PDF). Office of Military Commissions. http://www.defenselink.mil/news/d20080312kamin.pdf. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
- ^ "Charges sworn against detainee Mohammed Kamin". The Wire (JTF-GTMO). March 12, 2008. p. 10. http://www.jtfgtmo.southcom.mil/wire/WirePDF/v9/Issue4v9.pdf#10. Retrieved 2008-04-02.[dead link]
- ^ Andy Worthington, Fact Sheet: The 16 Prisoners Charged in Guantanamo's Military Commissions, May 27, 2008
- ^ http://www.defense.gov/news/KaminCharges.pdf
External links
- Who Are the Remaining Prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Eight: Captured in Afghanistan (2002-07) Andy Worthington
- A Lack of Conviction - Mohammed Kamin Foreign Policy
- Human Rights First blog: Military Commissions
- Human Rights First; The Case of Mohammed Kamin
Detainees facing charges before the Guantanamo military commission February 2004 Charges 
Ali Hamza al-Bahlul (conspiracy) - 
Ibrahim al-Qosi (conspiracy)August 2004 Charges 
David Hicks (support)November 2005 Charges 
Omar Khadr (throwing grenade), 
Sufyian Barhoumi, 
Ghassan al-Sharbi, Jabran bin al-Qahtani, 
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Benyam Mohammed (all charges later dropped)January 2006 Charges June 2006 Ruling All tribunals are cancelled, following Supreme Court ruling in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld that Military Commissions were unconstitutional.
Future charges are under the Military Commissions Act of 2006.February 2007 October 2007 Charges 
Mohamed Jawad (throwing grenade) All charges withdrawn and dismissed in July 2009January 2008 Charges Ahmed al-Darbi (conspiracy and providing support)February 2008 Charges 
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid bin Attash, 
Ammar al-Baluchi (providing support), Ramzi bin al-Shibh (providing support), Mustafa al-Hawsawi (providing support), Mohammed al Qahtani (all charges dropped in May 2008), Ibrahim al-QosiMarch 2008 Charges May 2008 Charges Noor Uthman Muhammaed (charges dropped), Sufyian Barhoumi (charges dropped), Mohammed Kamin (rocket attack), Jabran bin al-Qahtani (all charges later dropped)June 2008 Charges July 2008 Charges Abdul Ghani (all charges later dropped)September 2008 Charges Abaidullah (storing land mines)October 2008 Charges Fouad Al Rabia(all charges dropped in 2009), Fayiz Al KandariDecember 2008 Charges Controversies surrounding people captured during the War on Terror Guantanamo Bay
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