Abd Al Nasir Mohammed Abd Al Qadir Khantumani

Infobox WoT detainees
subject_name = Abd Al Nasir Muhammad Abd Al Qadir Khantumani


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date_of_birth = Birth year and age|1960
place_of_birth = Halab, Syria
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citizenship = Syria
detained_at = Guantanamo
id_number = 307
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charge = no charge, held in extrajudicial detention
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status = repatriated
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csrt_transcript = [http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt/Set_52_3643-3869.pdf#87 page 87]
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Abd Al Nasir Muhammad Abd Al Qadir Khantumani is a citizen of Syria, held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, in Cuba.cite web
url=http://www.dod.mil/news/May2006/d20060515%20List.pdf
title=List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006
publisher=United States Department of Defense
accessdate=2006-05-15
quote=] Al Khantumani's Guantanamo detainee ID number is 307.American intelligence analysts estimate Khantumani was born in 1960, in Halab, Syria.

Combatant Status Review Tribunal

] Three chairs were reserved for members of the press, but only 37 of the 574 Tribunals were observed.cite web
url=http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=3902
title=Annual Administrative Review Boards for Enemy Combatants Held at Guantanamo Attributable to Senior Defense Officials
publisher=United States Department of Defense
date=March 6 2007
accessdate=2007-09-22] ]

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.

Khantumani chose to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal. [http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt/Set_52_3643-3869.pdf#87 Summarized transcripts (.pdf)] , from Abd Al Nasir Mohammed Abd Al Qadir Khantumani's "Combatant Status Review Tribunal" - pages 87-100]

Allegations

During most detainees Tribunals the allegations against them were read aloud, and were included in the transcript.Since Khantumani had prepared a written statement the allegations against Khantumani were not included in his transcript.

Testimony

Since Khantumani had responded with a written statement the Tribunal proceed directly to asking him questions.
*Khantumani answered that he was joined by his mother, his wife, his youngest son, his son Muhammad Abd Al Nasir Muhammad Khantumani, his brother, his brother's wife, and their children. During his Tribunal his son Muhammad said he had traveled with nine other family members. [http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt/Set_51_3490-3642_Revised.pdf#74 Summarized transcripts (.pdf)] , from Muhammad Abd Al Nasir Muhammad Khantumani's "Combatant Status Review Tribunal" - pages 74-99] During his Tribunal Muhammad said he and the rest of his family had followed his father to Afghanistan after he had found a job in Kabul,
*Khantumani confirmed he arrived in Afghanistan in 1999 and that he was followed by his family in 2001. During his Tribunal his son Muhammad said they followed his father approximately fifteen months after he left Syria.

Written statement

A brief written statement was appended to the transcript [http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt/Set_52_3643-3869.pdf#97 written statement (.pdf)] , from Abd Al Nasir Mohammed Abd Al Qadir Khantumani's "Combatant Status Review Tribunal" - page 97] .quotation
"When I was gone for three days, the first day I spent in a village called Marzak. Second (sic) night in broken (sic) truck. After the truck in the way back I saw two dead people. After that I spent a night in a village which was towards my home from Marzak. I had some peas, raisins, and Parata (bread). I had picked up a radio and two hand grenades and I was on my way. When I came down from mountains, I got to the open area and saw the coalition forces and before I got to them I got rid of the hand grenades meaning at the time of capture they were not caught with me. I was captured with the radio. After I was beaten two or three times by the Afghan soldiers I was handed over to the Americans. Then, they sent to Gardez with Afghan soldier. Then, after two days I was sent to Bagram."

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