Algerian captives in Guantanamo

Algerian captives in Guantanamo

The United States Department of Defense acknowledges holding approximately one dozen Algerian captives in Guantanamo.] ]
* Testified he spent ten years as a humanitarian aid worker in Pakistan.]
* The testimony of the witness he requested was ruled "not reasonably available".
* Testified he was captured in his family home, not a safe house.
* Testified that the allegation presented to his Tribunal were all false, and that some were brand new -- allegations that had never been asked during his many interrogations.
* Repatriated on 2008 October 8.] cite web
url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/index_CSRT_unclassified_summaries.pdf
title=Index for Combatant Status Review Board unclassified summaries of evidence
author=OARDEC
publisher=United States Department of Defense
date=July 17 2007
accessdate=2007-09-29
] cite web
url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/index_CSRT_detainees_testimony.pdf
title=Index for testimony
author=OARDEC
publisher=United States Department of Defense
date=September 4 2007
accessdate=2007-09-29
] cite web
url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/index_publicly_filed_CSRT_records.pdf
title=Index for CSRT Records Publicly Files in Guantanamo Detainee Cases
author=OARDEC
publisher=United States Department of Defense
date=August 8 2007
accessdate=2007-09-29
] cite web
url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/index_ARB_Round_1_transcripts_documents.pdf
title=Index of Transcripts and Certain Documents from ARB Round One
author=OARDEC
publisher=United States Department of Defense
date=August 9 2007
accessdate=2007-09-29
] cite web
url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/index_ARB_Round_1_Detention_Transfer_Factors.pdf
title=Index to Summaries of Detention-Release Factors for ARB Round One
author=OARDEC
publisher=United States Department of Defense
date=August 9 2007
accessdate=2007-09-29
] cite web
url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/index_transfer_release_decision_ARB_Round_1.pdf
title=Index to Transfer and Release Decision for Guantanamo Detainees
author=OARDEC
publisher=United States Department of Defense
date=July 17 2007
accessdate=2007-09-29
] cite web
url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/index_Transcripts_ARB2.pdf
title=Transcripts and Certain Documents from Administrative Review Boards Round Two
author=OARDEC
publisher=United States Department of Defense
date=July 17 2007
accessdate=2007-09-29
] cite web
url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/index_ARB_Round_2_Detention_Transfer_Factors.pdf
title=Index of Summaries of Detention-Release Factors for ARB Round Two
author=OARDEC
publisher=United States Department of Defense
date=July 17 2007
accessdate=2007-09-29
] cite web
url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/index_ARB_Round_2_Decision_Memos.pdf Index
title=Index of Transfer and Release Decision for Guantanamo Detainees from ARB Round Two
author=OARDEC
publisher=United States Department of Defense
date=August 10 2007
accessdate=2007-09-29
]

Algerian Six

Guantanamo also contains six citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina who were born in Algeria, who are known as the"Algerian Six".

Repatriation

On 2008 October 8 the USA repatriated two captives, one to Algeria,one to Sudan.cite news
url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jxuCXEAs-0WUMMiXr7fv4Lph0Ryg
title=Two Guantanamo detainees transferred: Pentagon
publisher=Agence France Presse
author=
date=2008-10-08
accessdate=2008-10-08
quote=
[http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fafp.google.com%2Farticle%2FALeqM5jxuCXEAs-0WUMMiXr7fv4Lph0Ryg&date=2008-10-09 mirror] ] cite news
url=http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-08-voa61.cfm
title=Pentagon: Two Guantanamo Detainees Transferred
publisher=Voice of America
author=
date=2008-10-08
accessdate=2008-10-08
quote=
[http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2F2008-10-08-voa61.cfm&date=2008-10-09 mirror] ] The Department of Defense didn't reveal the men's names.

References

External links

*cite news
url=http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/feature-stories/six-years-home-guantanamo-detainees-bosnia-and-herzegovina-20080118
title=Six years from home – Guantánamo detainees from Bosnia and Herzegovina
publisher=Amnesty International
date=18 January 2008
accessdate=2008-01-18


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