Salman Ebrahim Mohamed Ali Al Khalifa
| Salman Ebrahim Mohamed Ali Al Khalifa | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 24, 1979 Rifah, Bahrain |
| Detained at | Guantanamo |
| ISN | 246 |
| Status | repatriated |
| Occupation | prince |
Sheikh Salman Ebrahim Mohamed Ali Al Khalifa is a citizen of Bahrain who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1] The Department of Defense reports that Al Khalifa was born on July 24, 1979, in Rifah, Bahrain. He is a member of the Al Khalifa royal family of Bahrain, related to King Hamad.
Al Khalifa, like the other Bahrainis held in Guantanamo, has Joshua Colangelo-Bryan as his lawyer.
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[edit] Release
The Gulf Daily News announced on November 5, 2005, that Salman had been released, and was one of three Bahraini detainees on their way home.[2][3]
On Thursday August 23, 2007 the Gulf Daily News reported that Bahraini Member of Parliament Mohammed Khalid had called for the Bahrain government to provide financial compensation to the released men.[4]
[edit] See also
- Juma Mohammed Al Dossary
- Essa Al Murbati
- Salah Abdul Rasool Al Blooshi
- Adel Kamel Hajee
- Abdulla Majid Al Naimi
[edit] References
- ^ OARDEC (May 15, 2006). "List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. http://www.dod.mil/news/May2006/d20060515%20List.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ Kanwal Hameed (November 5, 2005). "Free at last!". Gulf Daily News. http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/1yr_arc_Articles.asp?Article=126067&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=28230&date=11-5-2005. Retrieved 2007-07-11.
- ^ "'Nightmare' for freed Bay Three". Gulf Daily News. November 9, 2005. http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/1yr_arc_Articles.asp?Article=126490&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=28234&date=11/9/2005. Retrieved 2007-07-11.
- ^ Geoffrey Bew (August 23, 2007). "Bay victims may get BD50,000". Gulf Daily News. http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=191432&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=30156. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
[edit] External links
- 'Help me' plea by Bay detainee, Gulf Daily News, September 5, 2005
- Three Bahrainis headed home after release from Guantanamo Bay, WFOR, November 4, 2005
- Three Bahraini Guantanamo detainees return home, WFOR, November 5, 2005
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