Nasser Najiri Amtiri

Nasser Najiri Amtiri
Born	March 17, 1977(1977-03-17) Mahwa, Kuwait
Detained at	Guantanamo
Alternate name	Nasser Nijer Naser al Mutairi, Nasir Najr Nasir Balud Al Mutayri
ISN	205
Charge(s)	No charge (extrajudicial detention)
Status	Released

Nasser Najiri Amtiri is a Yemeni who was captured and detained in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.^[1] Al Mutayri's Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 205.^[2] The Department of Defense reports that al Mutayri was born on March 17, 1977, in Mahwa, Kuwait.

Nasser Najiri Amtiri was transferred to Kuwait on January 16, 2005.^[3]

Combatant Status Review

Main article: Combatant Status Review Tribunal

Amtiri was among the 60% of prisoners who participated in the tribunal hearings.^[4] A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for the tribunal of each detainee. The memo accused him of the following:^[1][5][6]

a Detainee is associated with the Taliban.

1. The detainee admitted to affiliation with the Taliban.
2. Detainee admitted to traveling to Afghanistan to fight with the Taliban.
3. Detainee received weapons training in the use of hand grenades and the Kalashnikov rifle on the Karabatt line in Afghanistan.

b Detainee engaged in hostilities against the US or its coalition partners.

1. Detainee fought against Northern Alliance forces on the Karabatt line for six months and on the Kawajaqaar line for four months.
2. Detainee carried a Kalashnikov and two hand grenades while on the front lines.
3. Detainee relinquished his weapon and surrendered to Northern Alliance forces at Mazar e-Sharif.
4. Detainee was injured in the Qala-i-Jenghi prison uprising and eventually surrendered to Northern Alliance forces.

Nasir Najr Nasir Balud Al Mutayri v. United States of America

A writ of habeas corpus, Nasir Najr Nasir Balud Al Mutayri v. United States of America, was submitted on Nasir Najr Nasir Balud Al Mutayri's behalf.^[7] In response, on 24 September 2004 the Department of Defense released 33 pages of unclassified documents related to his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.

Al Odah v. United States

Nasser Najiri Amtiri was among the eleven captives covered in the July 2008 "Petitioners' Status Report" filed by David J. Cynamon in Al Odah, v. United States on behalf of the four remaining Kuwaiti prisoners in Guantanamo. Seven other prisoners were amalgamated to the case, which charged that none of the men had been cleared for release, even though the government had completed factual returns for them -- and those factual returns had contained redacted sections.^[8]

The decision, striking down the Military Commissions Act, was handed down on June 12, 2008.^[9][10]

Medical records

On March 16, 2007 the Department of Defense published records of the captives' height and weights.^[11]

Repatriation

Nasser Nijer Naser Al Mutairi was listed on an official list of captives who have been transferred from US custody.^[12]

Kuwaiti conviction overturned

The International Herald Tribune reports that a Kuwaiti citizen, named "Nasser al-Mutairi", who had formerly been detained in Guantanamo, had his conviction overturned,^[13][14] They reported that he had been convicted:

"...for joining a foreign military force without permission, harming Kuwait by serving the interest of a foreign country and undergoing illegal weapons training.

He had been charged soon after his repatriation to Kuwait, in January 2005; acquitted in June 2005; had his acquittal overturned on appeal; was sentenced to five years imprisonment; only to have his conviction overturned in December, by Kuwait's highest court of appeal.^[13]

Some reports say just two Kuwaitis remain in Guantanamo.^[14] Other reports say four Kuwaitis remain in Guantanamo.^[13]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} documents (.pdf) from Nasir Najr Nasir Balud Al Mutayri's Combatant Status Review Tribunal
2. ^ 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. 
3. ^ The Guantanamo Docket - http://projects.nytimes.com/guantanamo/detainees/205-nasser-najiri-amtiri
4. ^ OARDEC, Index to Transcripts of Detainee Testimony and Documents Submitted by Detainees at Combatant Status Review Tribunals Held at Guantanamo Between July 2004 and March 2005, September 4, 2007
5. ^ OARDEC (9 August 2004). "Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Amtiri, Nasser Najiri Amtiri". United States Department of Defense. pp. pages 22–23. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/000201-000299.pdf#22. Retrieved 2007-12-09. 
6. ^ Personal Representative (CSRT) (26 August 2004). "Final Interview Notes (ISN 205)". OARDEC. pp. pages 91–94. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/Set_7_0741-0887.pdf#91. Retrieved 2007-12-14. 
7. ^ "Nasir Najr Nasir Balud Al Mutayri v. United States of America". United States Department of Defense. 24 September 2004. pp. pages 58–90. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/publicly_filed_CSRT_records_1234-1343.pdf#58. Retrieved 2007-12-14. 
8. ^ David J. Cynamon (2008-08-19). "Guantanamo Bay Detainee Litigation: Doc 88 -- petitioners' status report" (PDF). United States Department of Justice. http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/district-of-columbia/dcdce/1:2008mc00442/131990/88/0.pdf. Retrieved 2008-08-23.  mirror
9. ^ Stout, David. New York Times, Justices Rule Terror Suspects Can Appeal in Civilian Courts, June 13, 2008
10. ^ Transcript of Supreme Court oral arguments for Boumediene v. Bush (No. 06-1195) and Al Odah v. US (06-1196)
11. ^ JTF-GTMO (2007-03-16). "Measurements of Heights and Weights of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba". Department of Defense. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/measurements/. Retrieved 2008-12-22.  mirror
12. ^ "Exhibit B: List Of Enemy Combatant Detainees With Pending Habeas Corpus Petitions Who Have Been Released From United States Custody" (PDF). United States Department of Justice. April 17, 2007. http://www.pegc.us/archive/In_re_Gitmo/gov_mot_to_dismiss_20070419.pdf. Retrieved 2008-05-05.  mirror
13. ^ ^{a b c} Kuwaiti appeals court overturns former Guantánamo prisoner's conviction, International Herald Tribune, December 5, 2006
14. ^ ^{a b} Former Guantanamo detainee acquitted of terror charges by Kuwait high court, The Jurist, December 5, 2006

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Name	Amtiri, Nasser Najiri
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Date of birth	March 17, 1977
Place of birth	Mahwa, Kuwait
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