Murtadha al Said Makram

Murtadha al Said Makram
Born	March 28, 1976 (1976-03-28) (age 35) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Detained at	Guantanamo
Alternate name	Murtadha Maqram
ISN	187
Charge(s)	No charge (held in extrajudicial detention)
Status	Named on the 2009 Saudi Arabian most wanted list

Murtadha al Said Makram is a citizen of Saudi Arabia held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. He is on Saudi Arabia's "most wanted" list.^[1]

Biography

Murtadha Ali Said Makram was born on March 28, 1976, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Maqram's Combatant Status Review Tribunal.^[2] The memo listed the following allegations against him: The detainee is an al-Qaida/Taliban fighter, he voluntarily traveled from Saudi Arabia to Afghanistan to fight in the Jihad. While traveling through Qandahar, he stayed at a Taliban guesthouse. He received training on the AK-47 assault rifle while in AF and participated in military operations against the coalition. While fighting in Afghanistan, the detainee spent seven months on a secondary line approximately 30 kilometers from the front line. He then spent two months on another secondary line at Bagram Hill, approximately 13 kilometers from the front line. When the Northern Alliance attacked the front line, the detainee went to the front line on the Bagram side of the mountain. He retreated to the Tora Bora region and fled to Pakistan where he was captured.

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Maqram's first annual Administrative Review Board.^[3] The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention. He stated that he wanted to be a martyr for the cause. A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for his second annual Administrative Review Board on 25 January 2006.^[4]

He was repatriated to Saudi custody on November 9, 2007, with thirteen other men. The records published from the captives' annual Administrative Reviews show his repatriation was not the outcome of the formal internal review procedures.^[5][6][7]

On February 3, 2009 the Saudi government included him on its list of 85 "most wanted" terrorists.^[8]

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. ^ OARDEC (date redacted). "Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Maqram, Murtada Ali Said". United States Department of Defense. pp. page 96. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/000101-000200.pdf#96. Retrieved 2007-12-07. 
3. ^ OARDEC (date redacted). "Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Maqram, Murtada Ali Said". United States Department of Defense. pp. page 56–57. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_1_Factors_000944-001045.pdf#56. Retrieved 2007-12-07. 
4. ^ OARDEC (25 January 2006). "Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Makram, Murtadh Al Said". United States Department of Defense. pp. pages 75–78. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_2_Factors_200-298.pdf#75. Retrieved 2007-12-05. 
5. ^ OARDEC (July 17, 2007). "Index to Transfer and Release Decision for Guantanamo Detainees". United States Department of Defense. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/index_transfer_release_decision_ARB_Round_1.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-29. 
6. ^ OARDEC (August 10, 2007). Index "Index of Transfer and Release Decision for Guantanamo Detainees from ARB Round Two". United States Department of Defense. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/index_ARB_Round_2_Decision_Memos.pdf Index. Retrieved 2007-09-29. 
7. ^ "Index to Summaries of Detention-Release Factors for Administrative Review Boards (Round 3) Held at Guantanamo". United States Department of Defense. 2009-01-09. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB3FactorIndex8Jan09.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-22. 
8. ^ Mansour Al-Shihri, Khaled A-Shalahi (2009-02-07). "Names keep climbing on infamous terror list". Saudi Gazette. http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2009020428379. Retrieved 2009-02-07.  mirror

External links

• Innocents and Foot Soldiers: The Stories of the 14 Saudis Just Released From Guantánamo Andy Worthington

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Name	Murtadha Al Said Makram
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Date of birth	March 28, 1976
Place of birth	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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