Mustafa al-Hassan

Mustafa Ibrahim Mustafa Al Hassan
Born	1957 (age 53–54) Al-Manakil, Sudan
Released	2008-10-07 Khartoum
Detained at	Guantanamo
ISN	719
Charge(s)	No charge
Status	Repatriated

Mustafa Ibrahim Mustafa Al Hassan is a citizen of Sudan, who was held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.^[1] His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 719. Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terrorism analysts estimate that Al Hassan was born in 1957, in Al-Manakil, Sudan.

Combatant Status Review

Main article: Combatant Status Review Tribunal

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for the tribunal:

a. The detainee supported the Taliban.

1. The detainee departed Sudan to Pakistan en route to fight the jihad in Afghanistan.
2. The detainee supports the Taliban.
3. The detainee is associated with the Dawa wa Irshad non-governmental organization.
4. Dawa wa Irshad is a terrorist organization.

On March 3, 2006, in response to a court order from Jed Rakoff the Department of Defense published a ten page summarized transcript from his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.^[2][3][4]

Administrative Review Board

Detainees whose Combatant Status Review Tribunal labeled them "enemy combatants" were scheduled for annual Administrative Review Board hearings. These hearings were designed to assess the threat a detainee may pose if released or transferred, and whether there are other factors that warrant his continued detention.^[5]

First annual Administrative Review Board

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Mustafa Ibrahim Mustafa Al Hassan's first annual Administrative Review Board, on 7 July 2005.^[6] The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.

Second annual Administrative Review Board

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Mustafa Ibrahim Mustafa Al Hassan's second annual Administrative Review Board, on 27 March 2006.^[7] The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.

Repatriation

The Department of Defense reported on 8 October 2008 that an Algerian and a Sudanese had just been repatriated.^[8][9] Later that day the Associated Press reported that the Sudanese captive was Mustafa Ibrahim Mustafa Al Hassan.^[10][11][12] Mustafa reported that he personally witnessed Koran desecration while in US custody, which he described as part of "all kinds of torture". At a press conference Mustafa asserted:

"The torture would never stop until you say you have participated in the war against the Americans."[11] "When the investigators were interrogating me when I told them I went there to trade and I went there to study, they hit me, they tortured me. They were torturing us with electricity and they made us walk on sharp objects. They hit us a lot, and because of the pain we just said anything."[12]

Commander Jeffrey Gordon, a Guantanamo spokesman, disputed Mustafa had been abused at Guantanamo.^[10][11]

"Al-Qaida operatives and their supporters typically try to garner public sympathy by publicizing allegations of abuse."

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. ^ "US releases Guantanamo files". The Age. April 4, 2006. http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/US-releases-Guantanamo-files/2006/04/04/1143916500334.html. Retrieved 2008-03-15. 
3. ^ OARDEC (28 September 2004). "Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Al Hassan, Mustafa Ibrahim Mustafa". United States Department of Defense. pp. pages 87. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/000500-000599.pdf#87. Retrieved 2008-05-04. 
4. ^ OARDEC (date redacted). "Summarized Statement". United States Department of Defense. pp. pages 53–62. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt/Set_42_2728-2810.pdf#53. Retrieved 2008-05-04. 
5. ^ "Annual Administrative Review Boards for Enemy Combatants Held at Guantanamo Attributable to Senior Defense Officials". March 6, 2007. http://www.defense.gov/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=3902. Retrieved November 12, 2010. 
6. ^ OARDEC (7 July 2005). "Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Al Hassan, Mustafa Ibrahim Mustafa". United States Department of Defense. pp. pages 46–48. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_1_Factors_000595-000693.pdf#46. Retrieved 2008-05-04. 
7. ^ OARDEC (27 March 2006). "Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Al Hassan, Mustafa Ibrahim Mustafa". United States Department of Defense. pp. pages 82–84. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_2_Factors_700-798.pdf#82. Retrieved 2008-05-04. 
8. ^ "Two Guantanamo detainees transferred: Pentagon". Agence France Presse. 2008-10-08. http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jxuCXEAs-0WUMMiXr7fv4Lph0Ryg. Retrieved 2008-10-08.  mirror
9. ^ "Pentagon: Two Guantanamo Detainees Transferred". Voice of America. 2008-10-08. http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-08-voa61.cfm. Retrieved 2008-10-08.  mirror
10. ^ ^{a b} "Pentagon releases Guantanamo inmate to Sudan". Associated Press. 2008-10-08. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g3WIBOXA-BeNBZmsWqreuD4upVIgD93MG1A80. Retrieved 2008-10-09.  mirror
11. ^ ^{a b c} "Pentagon releases Gitmo inmate to Sudan". WTOP. 2008-10-08. http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=105&sid=1493639. Retrieved 2008-10-09.  mirror
12. ^ ^{a b} Andy Worthington (2008-10-08). "Two 50 Year Olds Are Released From Guantanamo". Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-worthington/two-50-year-olds-are-rele_b_132898.html. Retrieved 2008-10-09.  mirror

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Name	Mustafa Al-Hassan
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Date of birth	1957
Place of birth	Al-Manakil, Sudan
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