Saud Dakhil Allah Muslih Al Mahayawi

Saud Dakhil Allah Muslih Al Mahayawi is held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. [http://www.dod.mil/news/May2006/d20060515%20List.pdf list of prisoners] , "US Department of Defense", May 15 2006] His Guantanamo Internee Security Number is53.
Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terrorism analysts report he was born on August 21 1976, in Jedda, Saudi Arabia.

Combatant Status Review Tribunal

Initially the Bush Presidency 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 Presidency's definition of an enemy combatant.

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There is no record thatchose to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.

ummary of Evidence memo

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Saud Dakhil Allah Muslih Al Mahayawi'sCombatant Status Review Tribunal, on 8 September 2004.cite web
url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/000001-000100.pdf#65
title=Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -
date=8 September 2004
author=OARDEC
pages=page 65-66
publisher=United States Department of Defense
accessdate=2007-11-24] The memo listed the following allegations against him::"'a. Detainee is affiliated with al Qaida.:#The detainee was captured attempting to cross the border from Afghanistan into Pakistan with several known members of al Qaida, Usama Bin Laden bodyguards, and Taliban fighters.

:"'b. The detainee engaged in hostilities against the coalition.:#The detainee was a sentry at a guard post in between the Tora Bora region and [Jalalabad] , Afghanistan. Detainee was armed with an AK-47 and fired his weapon at Afghan forces when they approached from a valley.:#The detainee fought against US and coalition forces in Tora Bora.

Administrative Review Board hearing

Detainees who were determined to have been properly classified as "enemy combatants" were scheduled to have their dossier reviewed at annual Administrative Review Board hearings. The Administrative Review Boards weren't authorized to review whether a detainee qualified for POW status, and they weren't authorized to review whether a detainee should have been classified as an "enemy combatant".

They were authorized to consider whether a detainee should continue to be detained by the United States, because they continued to pose a threat -- or whether they could safely be repatriated to the custody of their home country, or whether they could be set free.

First annual Administrative Review Board

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Saud Dakhil Allah Muslih Al Mahayawi'sfirst annualAdministrative Review Board, on 23 June 2005.cite web
url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_1_Factors_000001-000098.pdf#74
title=Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Al Mahayawi, Saud Dakhil Allah Muslih
date=23 June 2005
author=OARDEC
pages=pages 74-75
publisher=United States Department of Defense
accessdate=2007-11-24] The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.

The following primary factors favor continued detention:

:"'a. Connections/Associations:#The detainee was seen at Qandahar sic and identified as a mujahid from Jeddah sic.:#The detainee's name was found on a floppy disk seized during a raid on an alleged al Qaida residence on 11 Sep 02.:#The detainee's name was found on a hard drive associated with Khalid Shaykh Muhammed. The hard drive was seized during a raid in Pakistan on 1 Mar 03.:#The detainee claims affiliation with the Tabliq Jamat sic, was a fighter at Tora Bora.:#Jama'at Al Tablighi sic is a Pakistan based Islamic missionary organization used as a cover to mask travel and activities of terrorists, including members of al Qaeda sic.:#The detainee was arrested as part of a group referred to as the "Dirty 30." Many of those captured were either Usama bin Laden bodyguards or had direct association with Usama bin Laden.

:"'b. Intent::The detainee was an al Qaida trained fighter at a guard post in the valley between Tora Bora and Jalalabad, armed with an AK-47. The detainee fired his weapon when he came under fire from Afghans in the valley.

:"'c. Other Relevant Data:#The detainee was arrested in Saudi Arabia for attempting to create a new jihad organization in A'wkadin, Ethiopia. His name was on the list of those forbidden to travel for five years per decree, dated 23 Feb 1998, and he was also on the watch and arrest list for his trip to Chechnya, per ministerial decree dated 21 Feb 2002 sic.:#After their arrest in Pakistan, the Pakistani Warden of the prison informed the group that the best thing they could tell U.S. forces when interrogated was they were in Afghanistan to teach the Koran.:#The detainee did not have his passport when he was arrested. He stated he had left it in Abdullah's sic village.:#The detainee made his own arrangements and paid for his travel in Afghanistan.

The following primary factors favor release or transfer:

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econd annual Administrative Review Board

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Saud Dakhil Allah Muslih Al Mahayawi'ssecond annualAdministrative Review Board, on 9 May 2006.cite web
url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_2_Factors_100-199.pdf#8
title=Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of
date=9 May 2006
author=OARDEC
pages=pages 8-9
publisher=United States Department of Defense
accessdate=2007-11-24] The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.

Repatriation

A saudi named "Saud al-Mahayawi"was repatriated on July 16 2007 with fifteen other men.cite news
url=http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=98598&d=17&m=7&y=2007&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom
title=More Gitmo Detainees Come Home
author=Raid Qusti
publisher=Arab News
date=July 17 2007
accessdate=2007-7-17] cite news
url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-worthington/who-are-the-16-saudis-rel_b_56810.html
author=Andy Worthington
publisher=Huffington Post
date=July 18 2007
title=Who are the 16 Saudis Released From Guantánamo?]

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