Lahcen Ikassrien

Lahcen Ikassrien is a citizen of Morocco who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba. [http://www.dod.mil/news/May2006/d20060515%20List.pdf list of prisoners (.pdf)] , "US Department of Defense", May 15 2006] Ukassrien's Guantanamo detainee ID number is 72.The Department of Defense reports that Ikassrien was born on October 2 1972, in Targist, Morocco.

Background

When Ikassrien was first captured authorities thought his name was Reswan A. Abdesalam. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/20/AR2005072002473_pf.html 3 Guantanamo Detainees Freed] , "Washington Post", July 3 2005] His real identity was revealed through his fingerprints.

Ikassrien was believed to have ties to Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas, a mastermind of the Madrid bombing. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/20/AR2005072002473_pf.html 3 Guantanamo Detainees Freed] , "Washington Post", July 3 2005]

On July 3, 2005, Ikassrien was extradited to stand trial in Spain. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/20/AR2005072002473_pf.html 3 Guantanamo Detainees Freed] , "Washington Post", July 3 2005]

The "International Herald Tribune" reported that Ikassrien was acquitted on October 11 2006. [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/10/11/europe/EU_GEN_Spain_Guantanamo_Detainee.php Spanish court acquits Moroccan who was held at Guantanamo] , "International Herald Tribune", October 11 2006]

Combatant Status Review Tribunal

Initially the Bush administration asserted that they could withhold all the protections of the Geneva Conventions to captives from the war on terror. This policy was challenged before the Judicial branch. Critics argued that the USA could not evade its obligation to conduct competent tribunals to determine whether captives are, or are not, entitled to the protections of prisoner of war status.

Subsequently the Department of Defense instituted the Combatant Status Review Tribunals. The Tribunals, however, were not authorized to determine whether the captives were "lawful combatants" -- rather they were merely empowered to make a recommendation as to whether the captive had previously been correctly determined to match the Bush administration's definition of an enemy combatant.

Allegations

The following allegations were presented to his Tribunalcite web
url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/000001-000100.pdf#88
title=Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Ikrassin Laacin
publisher=United States Department of Defense
author=OARDEC
date=2004
page=88
accessdate=2007-10-03] :

:""'a. Detainee is associated with al-Qaida and the Taliban.:#"The detainee admits being a member of the Taliban.:#"Detainee was taken to Mazer e-Sharif by Taliban forces.:#"Detainee admits to associating with Yunnus Shokuri and Radwan Shokuri, both members of al-Qaida affiliated terrorist groups.

:""'b. Detainee engaged in hostilities against the US or its coalition partners.:#"Detainee admits purchasing a Kalishnakov "sic" rifle in Kabul in May or June of 2001.:#"Detainee was observed on the front line and during the retreat in Afghanistan and at Qala-I Junghi "sic" prison.:#"Detainee was injured during the U.S. bombing of Konduz.:#"Detainee took refuge in an underground hiding area with Taliban forces during the U.S. bombing of Mazar e-Sharif "sic".:#"Detainee was captured by U.S. forces with other Taliban members in Mazar e-Sharif "sic".

Transcript

There is no record that Lahcen Ikassrien chose to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.

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