Abdurrahim Al Murbati

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Abdurrahim Al Murbati
NationalityBahrain
Known for 
  • Brother of a former Guantanamo captive
  • has been held without charge by Saudi Arabia since 2003

Abdurrahim Al Murbati is a citizen of Bahrain who has been held in extrajudicial detention in Saudi Arabia since June 2003.[1][2] The Gulf Daily News reported on July 7, 2008 that Al Murbati had been held in Haer prison south of the Saudi capital Riyadh.[2] His son Osama had been allowed regular visits to him, until recently, when he was told his father had been moved. Saudi authorities had withheld Al Murbati's current location.

Abdurrahim Al Murbati is the brother of former Guantanamo captive Issa Al Murbati.[1]

On September 21, 2008 the Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society launched another appeal for the release of Al Murbati and Khalil Janahi.[3] The Gulf Daily News reported that the two men had recently been transferred to a prison in Dammam, in eastern Saudi Arabia, nearer to Bahrain.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Two Bahrainis in Saudi jails". Gulf Daily News. 2008-07-16. Archived from the original on 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2008-07-16. mirror
  2. ^ a b "Family in new bid to trace Qaeda suspect". Gulf Daily News. 2008-07-07. Retrieved 2008-07-16. Some tell us he is still in Riyadh, others that he is in Assir, while others say he has been moved to Bahrain. mirror
  3. ^ mandeep singh (2008-09-22). "Appeal to free Saudi jail duo". Vol. 31, no. 186. Gulf Daily News. Archived from the original on September 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-25.