- Shafiq Rasul
Shafiq Rasul (born
April 15 ,1977 , inDudley , West Midlands,England ) is best known for being adetainee held at Guantanamo Bay by theUnited States , which treated him anunlawful combatant . His detainee ID number was 86.His family discovered his detention when the British Foreign Office contacted them on
January 21 ,2002 . He was released in March 2004, shortly after his return to theUnited Kingdom , more than three months before "Rasul v. Bush " was decided. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3089395.stm Five of nine Britons released from Guantanamo Bay] , "BBC ",March 9 ,2004 ]In August 2004 Rasul, Asif Iqbal, and
Ruhal Ahmed , all fromTipton , compiled a report on their alleged abuse and humiliation while in US custody. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3533804.stm Britons allege Guantanamo abuse] , "BBC ",August 4 ,2004 ]In 2007 Ruhal Ahmed participated in "Lie Lab": a scientific programme on the United Kingdom's
Channel 4 . Contrary to the account of his presence in Afghanistan to the press and as depicted in "The Road to Guantanamo ", Ahmed has now confessed to visiting an Islamist training camp, where he handled weapons and learned how to use anAK47 . Rasul refused to take the lie detector tests.The Observer : " [http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,,2094030,00.html] ", June 3rd, 2007]The [http://www.haguejusticeportal.net/eCache/DEF/7/421.html/ Hague Justice Portal] gives access to the official Court documents related to the "Rasul v. Bush" case.
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Tipton Three External links
*cite news
url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/guantanamo/story/0,13743,1388398,00.html
title=Health fears for 'torture victims'
author=Vikram Dodd ,Tania Branigan
date=WednesdayJanuary 12 ,2005
publisher=The Guardian
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