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From Dig Into the Gitmo Detainee Lawsuits by Chisun Lee, ProPublica - July 22, 2009

name	ISN	nytimes	nationality
Lakhdar Boumediene	ISN 10005	[1]	Algeria	Arrested by Bosnian authorities in October 2001 on suspicion of plotting to bomb the U.S. embassy in Sarajevo. Cleared for release January 2002, but transported to Guantanamo at request of U.S. military.	The government mainly alleged that he'd planned to travel to Afghanistan in late 2001 to fight the U.S. and allied forces. Also that he associated with al-Qaida and other suspected terrorists and that he'd worked for an al-Qaida-affiliated organization that provided material support to terrorists.	Judge ordered release Nov. 20, 2008. Boumediene was transferred to France May 15, 2009.	Judge decided the government failed to prove its allegations by a preponderance (majority) of the evidence. "[T]he Government relies exclusively on the information contained in a classified document from an unnamed source," wrote the judge. This single piece of evidence "is not sufficient" to prove the legality of detention, he said.
Mohamed Nechla	ISN 10003	[2]	Born in Algeria, citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Same as Boumediene	Similar to Boumediene's case	Judge ordered release Nov. 20, 2008	Nechla was transferred to Bosnia and Herzegovina Dec. 16, 2008
Hadj Boudella	ISN 10006	[3]	Born in Algeria, citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Same as Boumediene	Similar to Boumediene's case	Judge ordered release Nov. 20, 2008	Boudella was transferred to Bosnia and Herzegovina Dec. 16, 2008	Similar to Boumediene's case
Belkacem Bensayah	ISN 10001	[4]	Algeria	Same as Boumediene	The government alleged that Bensayah planned to travel to Afghanistan in late 2001 and to fight U.S. and allied forces, and that he was al-Qaida's primary facilitator and financier in Bosnia and Herzegovina	Judge denied release Nov. 20, 2008	Bensayah appealed to the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., which on June 28, 2010, ordered the trial judge to revisit the case	Although Bensayah's five countrymen were found to be unlawfully detained, the judge said the government had produced "additional evidence that sufficiently corroborates its allegations from [an] unnamed source that Bensayah is an al-Qaida facilitator."
Mustafa Ait Idir	ISN 10004	[5]	Born in Algeria, citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Same as Boumediene	Similar to Boumediene's case	Judge ordered release Nov. 20, 2008.	Ait Idir was transferred to Bosnia and Herzegovina Dec. 16, 2008.	Similar to Boumediene's case.
Saber Lahmar	ISN 10002	[6]	Algeria	Same as Boumediene.	Similar to Boumediene's case.	Judge ordered release Nov. 20, 2008. Lahmar was transferred to France on Nov. 30, 2009.	Similar to Boumediene's case.
Alla Ali Bin Ali Ahmed	ISN 00692	[7]	Yemen	Captured March 2002 at a guesthouse for Yemenis in Faisalabad, Pakistan. The government alleged that Ali Ahmed had traveled and stayed with al-Qaida and/or Taliban members in Afghanistan, and that he'd fought and trained in Afghanistan.	Judge found Ali Ahmed eligible for release May 11, 2009.	He was transferred to Yemen on Sept. 26, 2009.	Judge concluded that the government had failed to present reliable evidence proving its allegations, and that certain alleged conduct -- such as traveling in the company of terrorists and staying at a suspect guesthouse -- wouldn't be enough to detain Ali Ahmed even if proved.	(See his entry in our chart on mistreatment.)
Ghaleb Nassar Al Bihani	ISN 00128	[8]	Born in Saudi Arabia, citizen of Yemen	Surrendered to the Northern Alliance near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in or after late November 2001.	Was transferred to U.S. custody in June 2002. The government alleged that sometime after May 2001 Al Bihani received military training at an al-Qaida camp in Afghanistan and joined a Taliban military unit that fought against the Northern Alliance, retreating with that unit in late November 2001, after the U.S. and allies began bombing.	Judge denied release January 2009. Al Bihani appealed the decision and lost before a three-judge panel. He has asked the entire appeals court to reconsider his case. He remains at Guantanamo.	The judge said proof that Al Bihani had served as a cook for the Taliban by itself justified his imprisonment. He said that "faithfully serving in an al-Qaida-affiliated fighting unit that is directly supporting the Taliban by helping to prepare the meals of its entire fighting force is more than sufficient "support" to qualify for indefinite detention.
Hisham Sliti	ISN 00174	[9]	Tunisia	Captured in Pakistan in December 2001.	The government alleged that in 2000 Sliti traveled from London to Afghanistan on a false passport as an al-Qaida recruit, stayed at an al-Qaida-affiliated guesthouse and mosque, received military training at an al-Qaida camp, and helped start a terrorist organization with ties to al-Qaida.	Judge denied release Dec. 30, 2008. Sliti is appealing the decision and remains at Guantanamo.	The judge found that, other than for the allegation that Sliti had helped found a terrorist organization, the government had produced evidence sufficient to justify Sliti's indefinite detention.
Mohammed El Gharani	00269	[10]	Born in Saudi Arabia, citizen of Chad	Arrested by Pakistani authorities and turned over to the United States in early 2002.	The government alleged that he'd stayed at an al-Qaida-affiliated guesthouse in Afghanistan, received military training at an al-Qaida camp, served as a courier for al-Qaida members, fought the U.S. and allies at the battle of Tora Bora, and belonged to an al-Qaida cell based in London.	Judge found El Gharani eligible for release Jan. 13, 2009. He was transferred to Chad on June 11, 2009.	The government's evidence was unreliable, the judge said, because it consisted chiefly of statements by two other detainees -- sometimes contradicting each other -- whose believability was questioned by the government itself.
Moath Hamza Ahmed Al Alwi	ISN 00028	[11]	Yemen	Arrested in Pakistan by Pakistani authorities in late 2001 and transferred to U.S. custody.	The government alleged that Al Alwi stayed at guesthouses and received military training at camps closely associated with al-Qaida and the Taliban, that he supported Taliban fighters (including after the U.S. forces arrived in October 2001), and that he served as a bodyguard to Osama bin Laden.	Judge denied release Dec. 30, 2008. Al Alwi is appealing the decision and remains at Guantanamo.	The judge said that "more than ample evidence" proves Al Alwi stayed at al-Qaida and Taliban guesthouses and trained with and supported the Taliban. This was enough to justify his indefinite detention, even without persuasive evidence that Al Alwi had taken up arms himself against the U.S. or its allies. Since this conduct alone justified his detention, the judge said, there was no need for the court to address the allegations that Al Alwi had been a bin Laden bodyguard and trained with al-Qaida.
Hedi Hammamy	ISN 00717	[12]	Tunisia	Arrested in April 2002 in Pakistan by Pakistani authorities and transferred to U.S. custody.	The government alleged that Hammamy fought with the Taliban or al-Qaida against the U.S., belonged to an Italian terrorist cell supporting Islamic terrorist groups, attended a terrorist training camp in Afghanistan, and belonged to a Pakistan-based organization too secret for the government to describe.	Judge denied release April 4, 2009. Hammamy is appealing the decision and remains at Guantanamo.	The judge said that evidence that Hammamy had fought the U.S. and belonged to the Italian terrorist cell justified his detention. The judge didn't address the other allegations.
Yasin Muhammed Basardh	ISN 00252	[13]	Yemen	Arrested near Pakistan-Afghanistan border in early 2002.	The government alleged that Basardh trained at an al-Qaida military camp and fought for the Taliban, hiding with Osama bin Laden in the mountains of Tora Bora in late 2001.	Judge found Basardh eligible for release April 15, 2009. He remains at Guantanamo, while the government appeals the decision. In November, the U.S. Supreme Court without explanation declined to consider his claim that his continuing detention is unconstitutional.	The judge said the admitted Taliban fighter could no longer be properly detained, because news reports showed that Basardh gave U.S. authorities information about numerous other suspected terrorists. "[A]ny ties with the enemy have been severed, and any realistic risk that he could rejoin the enemy has been foreclosed," the judge wrote.
Huzaifa Parhat	ISN 00320	[14]	China (member of Uighur minority)	Captured December 2001 in Pakistan by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, then transferred to U.S. military for $5,000.	The government alleged that Parhat was affiliated with a Uighur (Chinese ethnic minority) independence group know as the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, from which he received weapons training. ETIM was alleged to be associated with al-Qaida and the Taliban and engaged in hostilities against the U.S. and allies.	Determined by government to be eligible for release August 2003. On Oct. 8, 2008, federal judge Ricardo Urbina ordered Parhat released into the United States. The government appealed, and the judge's release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Parhat nevertheless was transferred to Bermuda on June 11, 2009.	The D.C. federal appeals court decided on June 20, 2008, that the government had failed to present enough reliable evidence to prove key allegations -- that ETIM was linked to al-Qaida and the Taliban, and that ETIM was hostile to the U.S. -- and that Parhat could not be held as an enemy combatant on "bare assertions."
Abdul Nasser	ISN 00278	[15]	China (member of Uighur minority)	Captured December 2001 in Pakistan by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, then transferred to U.S. military for $5,000.	Similar to Parhat's case.	Determined by government to be eligible for transfer November 2005. On Oct. 8, 2008, federal judge Ricardo Urbina ordered Nassar released into the United States, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Nasser nevertheless was transferred to Bermuda on June 11, 2009.	Similar to Parhat's case.
Abdul Sabour	ISN 00275	[16]	China (member of Uighur minority)	Captured December 2001 in Pakistan by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, then transferred to U.S. military for $5,000.	Similar to Parhat's case.	Determined by government to be eligible for release Nov. 2003. On Oct. 8, 2008, federal judge Ricardo Urbina ordered Sabour released into the United States, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Sabour joined several of his countrymen to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the appeals court, but instead the high court sent the case back down for a second look. The appeals court again ruled that judges cannot require release, but the detainees are challenging this decision. Sabour remains at Guantanamo.	Similar to Parhat's case.
Abdul Semet	ISN 00295	[17]	China (member of Uighur minority)	Captured December 2001 in Pakistan by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, then transferred to U.S. military for $5,000.	Similar to Parhat's case.	Determined by government to be eligible for release June 2003. On Oct. 8, 2008, federal judge Ricardo Urbina ordered Semet released into the United States, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Semet nevertheless was transferred to Bermuda on June 11, 2009.	Similar to Parhat's case.
Hammad Memet	ISN 00328	[18]	China (member of Uighur minority)	Captured December 2001 in Pakistan by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, then transferred to U.S. military for $5,000.	Similar to Parhat's case.	Determined by government to be eligible for release Nov. 2003. On Oct. 8, 2008, federal judge Ricardo Urbina ordered Memet released into the United States, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Memet joined several of his countrymen to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the appeals court, but instead the high court sent the case back down for a second look. The appeals court again ruled that judges cannot require release, but the detainees are challenging this decision. Memet remains at Guantanamo.	Similar to Parhat's case.
Jalal Jalaldin	ISN 00285	[19]	China (member of Uighur minority)	Captured December 2001 in Pakistan by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, then transferred to U.S. military for $5,000.	Similar to Parhat's case.	Determined by government to be eligible for release August 2003. On Oct. 8, 2008, federal judge Ricardo Urbina ordered Jalaldin released into the United States. The government appealed, and the judge's release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Jalaldin nevertheless was transferred to Bermuda on June 11, 2009.	Similar to Parhat's case.
Khalid Ali	ISN 00280	[20]	China (member of Uighur minority)	Captured December 2001 in Pakistan by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, then transferred to U.S. military for $5,000.	Similar to Parhat's case.	Determined by government to be eligible for release Nov. 2003. On Oct. 8, 2008, federal judge Ricardo Urbina ordered Ali released into the United States, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Ali joined several of his countrymen to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the appeals court, but instead the high court sent the case back down for a second look. The appeals court again ruled that judges cannot require release, but the detainees are challenging this decision. Ali remains at Guantanamo.	Similar to Parhat's case.
Sabir Osman	ISN 00282	[]	China (member of Uighur minority)	Captured December 2001 in Pakistan by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, then transferred to U.S. military for $5,000.	Similar to Parhat's case.	Determined by government to be eligible for release Nov. 2003. On Oct. 8, 2008, federal judge Ricardo Urbina ordered Osman released into the United States, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Osman joined several of his countrymen to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the appeals court, but instead the high court sent the case back down for a second look. The appeals court again ruled that judges cannot require release, but the detainees are challenging this decision. Osman remains at Guantanamo.	Similar to Parhat's case.
Edham Mamet	ISN 00102	[]	China (member of Uighur minority)	Captured in Afghanistan in November 2001	Similar to Parhat's case.	Determined by government to be eligible for release August 2003. On Oct. 8, 2008, federal judge Ricardo Urbina ordered Mamet released into the United States, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Mamet asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the appeals court's decision, but in the meantime was transferred to Palau on Oct. 31, 2009.	Similar to Parhat's case.
Bahtiyar Mahnut	ISN 00277	[]	China (member of Uighur minority)	Captured December 2001 in Pakistan by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, then transferred to U.S. military for $5,000.	Similar to Parhat's case.	Determined by government to be eligible for release Nov. 2003. On Oct. 8, 2008, federal judge Ricardo Urbina ordered Mahnut released into the United States, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Mahnut asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the appeals court's decision, but instead the high court sent the case back to the appeals court for a second look. Mahnut was transferred to Switzerland in March 2010.	Similar to Parhat's case.
Arkin Mahmud	ISN 00103	[]	China (member of Uighur minority)	Captured in Afghanistan in November 2001	Similar to Parhat's case.	Determined by government to be eligible for release Nov. 2003. On Oct. 8, 2008, federal judge Ricardo Urbina ordered Mahmud released into the United States, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Mahmud joined several of his countrymen to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the appeals court, but instead the high court sent the case back for a second look. Mahmud was transferred to Switzerland in March 2010.	Similar to Parhat's case.
Abdur Razakah	ISN 00219	[]	China (member of Uighur minority)	Captured December 2001 in Pakistan by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, then transferred to U.S. military for $5,000.	Similar to Parhat's case.	Determined by government to be eligible for release Nov. 2003. On Oct. 8, 2008, federal judge Ricardo Urbina ordered Razakah released into the United States, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Razakah joined several of his countrymen to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the appeals court, but instead the high court sent the case back down for a second look. The appeals court again ruled that judges cannot require release, but the detainees are challenging this decision. Razakah remains at Guantanamo.	Similar to Parhat's case.
Ahmad Tourson	ISN 00201	[]	China (member of Uighur minority)	Captured in Afghanistan in November 2001	Similar to Parhat's case.	Determined by government to be eligible for release Nov. 2003. On Oct. 8, 2008, federal judge Ricardo Urbina ordered Tourson released into the United States, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Tourson asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the appeals court's decision, but in the meantime was transferred to Palau on Oct. 31, 2009.	Similar to Parhat's case.
Abdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman	ISN 00281	[]	China (member of Uighur minority)	Captured December 2001 in Pakistan by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, then transferred to U.S. military for $5,000.	Similar to Parhat's case.	Determined by government to be eligible for release August 2003. On Oct. 8, 2008, federal judge Ricardo Urbina ordered Rahman released into the United States, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Rahman asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the appeals court's decision, but in the meantime was transferred to Palau on Oct. 31, 2009.	Similar to Parhat's case.
Adel Noori	ISN 00584	[]	China (member of Uighur minority)	Captured May 2002.	Similar to Parhat's case.	Determined by government to be eligible for release August 2003. On Oct. 8, 2008, federal judge Ricardo Urbina ordered Noori released into the United States, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Noori asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the appeals court's decision, but in the meantime was transferred to Palau on Oct. 31, 2009.	Similar to Parhat's case.
Anwar Hassan	ISN 00250	[]	China (member of Uighur minority)	Captured December 2001 in Pakistan by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, then transferred to U.S. military for $5,000.	Similar to Parhat's case.	Determined by government to be eligible for release August 2003. On Oct. 8, 2008, federal judge Ricardo Urbina ordered Hassan released into the United States, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Hassan asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the appeals court's decision, but in the meantime was transferred to Palau on Oct. 31, 2009.	Similar to Parhat's case.
Dawut Abdurehim	ISN 00289	[]	China (member of Uighur minority)	Captured December 2001 in Pakistan by Pakistani civilians, handed over to Pakistani authorities, then transferred to U.S. military for $5,000.	Similar to Parhat's case.	Determined by government to be eligible for release August 2003. On Oct. 8, 2008, federal judge Ricardo Urbina ordered Abdurehim released into the United States, but the government appealed, and the release order was blocked by the D.C. federal appeals court. Abdurehim asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the appeals court's decision, but in the meantime was transferred to Palau on Oct. 31, 2009.	Similar to Parhat's case.
Ravil Mingazov	ISN 00702	[21]	Russia	Captured in Pakistan in March 2002.	The government accused Mingazov of joining a terrorist group associated with al-Qaida or the Taliban and receiving military training from al-Qaida.	Judge granted the detainee's habeas petition on May 13, 2010. Mingazov remains held at Guantanamo, while the government appeals the decision.	The judge rejected the government's case, which rested largely on the detainee's interrogation statements, because the detainee had probably incriminated himself only due to threats he'd otherwise be returned to dangerous circumstances in Russia. The statements were also uncorroborated and full of errors, according to the judge.	(See his entry in our chart on mistreatment.)
Mohamed Mohamed Hassan Odaini	ISN 00681	[22]	Yemen	Seized by Pakistani authorities on March 28, 2002. The government asserted that Odaini was a part of al-Qaida because he was arrested at a guesthouse allegedly connected to the terrorist network. Judge granted habeas petition on May 26, 2010. Odaini was sent back to Yemen July 13. The judge said the evidence "overwhelmingly" supported Odaini's claim that he was a student not affiliated with al-Qaida, who visited the suspect guesthouse for the first time the night he was arrested. U.S. officials themselves had said, numerous times since 2002, that Odaini didn't belong at Guantanamo, the judge noted. Henry Kennedy Jr. Trial Court Opinion Hussain Salem Mohammed Almerfedi]] || ISN 01015 || [23] || Yemen || Arrested by Iranian police approximately January 2002. The government accused Almerfedi of being an al-Qaida facilitator who helped people cross from Iran to fight U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Judge granted habeas petition on July 8, 2010. Almerfedi remains held at Guantanamo. The judge rejected the government's evidence -- nearly all of it summaries of statements another detainee gave during interrogations -- as "inherently unreliable" or too general. Paul Friedman Trial Court Opinion Abd al Rathman Abdu Abu Ghayth Sulayman]] || ISN 00223 || [24] || Yemen || Captured in Pakistan in December 2001. The government accused Sulayman of traveling from Yemen to Afghanistan and Pakistan as part of the Taliban. Judge denied habeas petition on July 20, 2010. Sulayman remains held at Guantanamo. Judge Walton decided, based on Sulayman's interrogation statements, which Sulayman said were "truthful," that the detainee was part of the Taliban. || (See his entry in our chart on mistreatment.)
Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif	ISN 00156	[25]	Yemen	Arrested in Pakistan	The court's opinion, explaining both sides' positions and discussing the evidence, isn't yet public. But the government alleged in military proceedings that Latif was an al-Qaida fighter who traveled to Afghanistan to battle U.S. forces.	Judge granted habeas petition on July 21, 2010. Latif remains held at Guantanamo.	The court's opinion discussing the evidence isn't yet public. But in a brief order announcing the result, Judge Kennedy told the government to "take all necessary and appropriate diplomatic steps to facilitate Latif’s release forthwith" and report back on Aug. 20.