Said Abasin
| Said Abasin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982 (age 29–30) Khan o Khel Afghanistan |
| Detained at | Guantanamo |
| ISN | 671 |
| Charge(s) | No charge, held in extrajudicial detention |
| Status | Repatriated 23 March 2003 |
Said Abasin is a citizen of Afghanistan who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1] His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 671. American intelligence analysts estimate he was born in 1982, in Khan o Khel [sic], Afghanistan.
[edit] Release
Said Abasin was one of eighteen Guantanamo captives repatriated to Afghanistan on March 22, 2003.[2][3][4] All eighteen men were released by Afghan authorities four days later.
Abasin was the owner of a jitney taxi, captured when he was driving two passengers from Kabul to Khost.[3] According to Xinhua Abasin was issued a "certificate of innocence" by the Afghanistan Ministry of the Interior. Xinhua quoted Abasin:
- "It was a nightmare for me, I lost everything, my car, my work and my status in the society."
- "I have no relations with the Taliban, I even hate them, I don't know for what reason I was kept in prison for so long time,"
According to the Washington Post Abasin's father was "an airline official", who lobbied for his son's release.[2] According to the New York Times, Abasin's father is Said Roshan, the director of management administration at the Afghanistan's Ariana Airlines.[5]
The New York Times said Abasin was captured near Gardez, the capital of the Province of Paktia.[5] The article quoted Taj Mohammed Wardak Taj Mohammad Wardak, who was then Governor of Paktia, that Abasin's arrest was a mistake.
[edit] References
- ^ "List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006". United States Department of Defense. http://www.dod.mil/news/May2006/d20060515%20List.pdf. Retrieved 2006-05-15.
- ^ a b Marc Kaufman, April Witt (2003-03-26). "Returning Afghans Talk of Guantanamo: Out of Legal Limbo, Some Tell of Mistreatment". Washington Post. p. A12. http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A29276-2003Mar25¬Found=true. Retrieved 2009-12-21. mirror
- ^ a b "Innocent Afghan wants US compensation for Guantanamo detention". Xinhua News. March 26, 2003. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2003-03/26/content_800882.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-27. mirror
- ^ OARDEC (2008-10-09). "Consolidated chronological listing of GTMO detainees released, transferred or deceased". Department of Defense. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/09-F-0031_doc1.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
- ^ a b Carlotta Gall (March 24, 2003). "U.S. Returns 18 Guantánamo Detainees to Afghanistan". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/24/international/asia/24CND-AFGH.html?ex=1172725200&en=b13081d61c2d2e60&ei=5070. Retrieved 2007-02-27.
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