Abdul Al-Rahim Ghulam Rabbani

Infobox WoT detainees
subject_name = Abdul Al-Rahim Ghulam Rabbani

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date_of_birth = Birth year and age|1969
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date_of_arrest = September 2002
place_of_arrest= Karachi, Pakistan
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detained_at = "the salt pit"
Guantanamo
id_number = 1460
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alias = Abu Rahim Moulana Gulam Rabbani
charge = No charge, held in extrajudicial detention
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status = Habeas re-initiated in July 2008
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Abdul Al-Rahim Ghulam Rabbani is a citizen of Pakistan, held in extrajudicial detention by the United States. [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/07/world/africa/07algeria.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=all Algerian Tells of Dark Term in U.S. Hands] , "New York Times", July 7 2006 [http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0707-03.htm - mirror] ] According to Laid Saidi, Rabbani, and his brother, Mohammed Ahmad Ghulam Rabbani, were being held in the CIA black site known as "the salt pit" at the same time he was.

Rabbani was also listed on the list of Guantanamo detainees released on May 15 2006. [http://www.defenselink.mil/news/May2006/d20060515%20List.pdf list of prisoners (.pdf)] , "US Department of Defense", May 15 2006] His Guantanamo detainee ID number is 1460.American Intelligence analysts estimated that Rabbani was born in 1969. Unlike most detainees they did not name a place of birth.

ummary of Evidence memo

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Abu Rahim Moulana Gulam Rabbani'sCombatant Status Review Tribunal on November 10 2004.cite web
url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/publicly_filed_CSRT_records_4738-4817.pdf##66
title=Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Gulam Rabbani, Abu Rahim Moulana
publisher=United States Department of Defense
author=OARDEC
date=2004-11-10
accessdate=2008-08-12
quote= ] The memo listed the following allegations::

Habeas petition

A habeas submission was submitted on his behalf to US District Court Judge Ricardo M. Urbina. cite web
url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/publicly_filed_CSRT_records_4738-4817.pdf##55
pages=pages 55-67
title=Abdul Al-Rahim Ghulam Rabbani v. George W. Bush -- Civil Action No. 05-1607 (RMU)
publisher=United States Department of Defense
date=2005-12-13
accessdate=2008-08-18] In response, on December 13 2005 the Department of Defense published a fourteen page dossier of unclassified documents arising from his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.

His Summary of Evidence memo was drafted on November 10 2004.

The documents indicate a USAF Major, his Personal Representative, recorded on the detainee election form that they metfor half an hour on 17 November 2004 to discuss his upcoming Tribunal. His Personal Representative's notes state he chose not to attend his Tribunal.

Tribunal panel 21 convened 23 November 2004 and confirmed his "enemy combatant status".The decision memo drafted by the Tribunal states it reached this conclusion based on classified evidence.Unusually this Tribunal was not convened in Guantanamo, and the Personal Representative who met with him was not present. The Department of Defense has not offered an explanation as to why this Tribunal was not convened in Guantanamo.

His name is spelled both as "Abdul Al-Rahim Ghulam Rabbani" and "Abu Rahim Moulana Gulam Rabbani" in the document.

Hunger strike

Rabbani and his brother participated in the hunger strike that started on August 8 2005. [http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_3203612 "Justice detained at Guantanamo?"] , "Denver Post", November 13 2005 - [http://www.iwtnews.com/guantanamo_justice - mirror] ]

Mohammed Aman's witness request

During his Combatant Status Review Tribunal Mohammed Aman requested the testimony of someone named "Gulam Rabani". [http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt/Set_47_3130-3248.pdf Summarized transcripts (.pdf)] , from Mohammed Aman's "Combatant Status Review Tribunal" - pages 31-41] His Tribunal's President ruled that Gulam Rabani's testimony was relevant. But the President said the Afghan government had not responded to request to locate him -- so his testimony was ruled "not reasonably available".

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