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*He acknowledged that he and fellow Uighurs had fled in all directions when the bombing began.
*He acknowledged that he and fellow Uighurs had fled in all directions when the bombing began.
*He said he threw his burka away before he was captured.
*He said he threw his burka away before he was captured.

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:Adel Noori is a 35-year-old ethnic Uighur wanted by the Chinese government for involvement in an uprising that took place in Southern Xinjiang province in 1990. He left Alma Ata, Uzbekistan to train in Afghanistan and return to fight Chinese oppression of ethnic Uighurs. Noori was last interviewed in mid 2004. He has had disciplinary action on 6 October 2004 for failure to comply with guard orders, and on 10 February 2004 that required a forced cell extraction. Noori has a history of spitting and using racial epithets. He has made no physical threats against guards. Noori has been suspected as being a probable member of the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM). He is suspected of having received training in an ETIM training camp in Afghanistan.
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==Mohammon v. Bush, Civil Action No. 05-2386==
==Mohammon v. Bush, Civil Action No. 05-2386==

Revision as of 13:33, 18 December 2009

Adel Noori
Detained at Guantanamo
ISN584
Charge(s)No charge
StatusReleased and transferred to Palau

Adel Noori is a citizen of China held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1] His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 584. Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terrorism analysts report that he was born on November 12, 1979 in Xing Xiang, China.

Adel Noori is one of approximately two dozen Guantanamo captives from the Uighur ethnic group.[2]

Main article: Uighur detainees in Guantanamo

Template:CSRT-Yes[3] The memo listed the following allegations against him:

a. The detainee is a member of al Qaeda:
  1. The detainee traveled to Afghanistan via Kyrgyzstan to receive training at a Uighur training camp/safe house in Kabul.
  2. The detainee arrived in Kabul on 26 July 2001 to begin training.
  3. The detainee received training on the AK-47 rifle and a Makarov pistol while at the Kabul Uighur training camp/safe house.
  4. When the bombing began in Kabul, the detainee and all of the Uighurs ran in all directions for safety.
  5. The detainee fled to Pakistan where he and three others were arrested by the Pakistani police while trying to evade detection (dressed in burkas).

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Noori chose to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.[4] On March 3, 2006, in response to a court order from Jed Rakoff the Department of Defense published a single page Summarized transcript from his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.[5]

Testimony

  • Noori denied being a member of al Qaida or the Taliban.
  • He said East Turkistan was his home country, not China.
  • He said he saw weapons in the house where he stayed, but he didn’t receive any training - he said it was just a small house, not a training camp.
  • He acknowledged that he and fellow Uighurs had fled in all directions when the bombing began.
  • He said he threw his burka away before he was captured.

Mohammon v. Bush, Civil Action No. 05-2386

Adel Noori was one of the petitioners in Mohammon v. Bush, Civil Action No. 05-2386.[6]

In September 2007 the Department of Justice published dossiers of unclassified documents arising from the Combatant Status Review Tribunals of 179 captives.[7] The Department of Defense withheld Adel Noori's documents when they published the documents from the other 179 habeas petitioner's CSR Tribunals.

On July 18, 2008 George M. Clarke III informed the US District Court that[6]:

The government has refused to provide Petitioner Adel Noori’s CSRT record to his counsel.

Template:ARB

Summary of Evidence memo

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Adel Noori's Administrative Review Board, on 1 July 2005.[8] The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.

The following primary factors favor continued detention

a. Commitment
  1. Detainee is an ethnic Uighur wanted by the communist Chinese governemnt for involvement in an uprising that took place in Southern Xinjiang province in 1990.
  2. Detainee went to Afghanistan to train and return to fight Chinese oppression of ethnic Uighurs.
  3. The detainee arrived at a safe house in Kabul on July 26, 2001.
  4. When bombing began in Kabul, Afghanistan, the detainee sought refuge in Sara, Afghanistan and then traveled to Pakistan.
  5. On January 15, 2002, the detainee and three other men, were arrested dressed in burkas (clothing worn by females), by Pakistani Police in Lahore, Pakistan.
b. Training
The detainee received training on an AK-47, a rifle and a Makarov pistol at the safe house.
c. Connections/Associations
  1. The detainee traveled to a Uighur safe house in Kabul, Afghanistan to receive training.
  2. The Emir of the safe house was Hassan Mahsum, the leader of the East Tajikistan Islamic Party.
  3. The detainee said that he was attempting to join the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM).
  4. The Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) is designated an Other Foreign Terrorist Organization by the United States Department of Homeland Security.
  5. Hassan Mahsum visited the safe house a few days after detainee arrived at the safe house in August 2001, and again at the onset of the United States bombing campaign in October 2001.
  6. Hassan Maksoon (ph) oversees the operation of a small school in Kabul, Afghanistan where groups of three Uighurs train in Islam and light weapons operations.
d. Intent
  1. Detainee was encouraged to go to Afghanistan where training is available for fighting the Chinese government.
  2. Detainee advised that the purpose of the training was to return to his home and fight the Chinese.
e. Other Relevant Data
  1. When the detainee was arrested by Pakistani authorities, he told them he was Uzbeki to avoid being turned over to Chinese authorities.
  2. The three men arrested wearing burkas along with the detainee were Maneh and Ibrahim from Saudi Arabia, and Ibrahim from Morocco.
  3. In 1990, detainee's friend Abdulhamid, was killed in an uprising known as the Baren War. The detainee had studied Martial Arts with Abdulhamid.
  4. Detainee advised he was very good friends with Abdrahim Otkue, a famous Uighur author. Otkur was arrested by the Chinese during the Cultural Revolution and served time Chinese prison.
  5. The detainee met an American, through his friend Abdurehum Oktur, whom he knew as Dr. David Alim, a Physics professor at Xinjiang University, that reportedly speaks Uighur.
  6. The detainee stated he knew Nurmamet Kenji, Chairman of a Bishkek committee known as "The Uighur Union".

The following primary factors favor release or transfer

a. Upon release the detainee said he would like to be part of the action to defend the Uighur people and fight for human rights.
b. Detainee said he had no negative feelings toward the United States. He was never asked to participate in Jihad against the United States while in Afghanistan. He said he would submit to a polygraph examination.
c. Detainee stated he would not fight against the United States even if his religion told him to.
d. Detainee acknowledges that if he returns to China he will face execution. He is very fearful that information about him will be passed to the Chinese government. He requests asylum in the United States.
e. Detainee denied having any knowledge of the attacks in the United States prior to their execution on September 11, and also denied knowledge of any rumors of plans of future attacks on the United States or United States interests.

Board recommendations

In early September 2007 the Department of Defense released two heavily redacted memos, from his Board, to Gordon England, the Designated Civilian Official.[9][10] The Board's recommendation was unanimous The Board's recommendation was redacted. England authorized his transfer on October 22, 2005.

2005 through 2008

On June 12 2008 the United States Supreme Court restored the Guantanamo captives' access to the USA's civilian justice system in its ruling on Boumediene v. Bush. Specifically it re-initiated the captives' habeas corpus petitions. In an unrelated development Huzaifa Parhat's DTA appeal concluded that his Combatant Status Review Tribunal had erred in confirming he was an "enemy combatant", due to insufficient evidence. The Department of Justice had the option of appealing the ruling, claiming it had new evidence. The Uyghurs' habeas petitions were the first to be scheduled for review. In September 2008, days before the Department of Justice would have been expected to offer a justification in court for the Uyghurs' detention, and after six and half years of extrajudicial detention, the Department of Justice acknowledged the evidence to justify their detention did not exist.

Temporary Asylum in Palau

In June 2009 the government of Palau announced that they would offer temporary asylum to some of the Uyghurs.[11][12][13] The government of Palau sent a delegation Guantanamo, and interviewed some of the remaining Uyghurs. Some of the Uyghurs declined to be interviewed by the Palauns. In the end the government of Palau offered asylum to twelve of the remaining thirteen Uyghurs. Palau declined to offer asylum to one of the Uyghurs who suffered from a mental disorder, brought on by detention, that was too profound to be treated in Palau.

On October 31 2009 Adel Noori, Ahmad Tourson, Abdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman, Edham Mamet, Anwar Hassan, and Dawut Abdurehim were released and transferred to Palau.[11][12][13][14][15]

References

  1. ^ 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. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
  2. ^ China's Uighurs trapped at Guantanamo, Asia Times, November 4, 2004
  3. ^ OARDEC (2004-09-18). "Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Noori, Adel" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. pp. page 4. Retrieved 2007-12-20. {{cite web}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  4. ^ OARDEC (date redacted). "Summarized Statement" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. pp. pages 45. Retrieved 2008-04-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "US releases Guantanamo files". The Age. April 4, 2006. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  6. ^ a b George M. Clarke III (2008-08-18). "Guantanamo Bay Detainee Litigation: Doc 96 -- UIGHUR PETITIONERS' STATUS REPORT" (PDF). United States Department of Justice. Retrieved 2008-08-22. mirror
  7. ^ OARDEC (August 8, 2007). "Index for CSRT Records Publicly Files in Guantanamo Detainee Cases" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
  8. ^ OARDEC (1 July 2005). "Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Noori, Adel" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. pp. pages 42-44. Retrieved 2007-12-19. {{cite web}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  9. ^ OARDEC (October 22, 2005). "Administrative Review Board assessment and recommendation ICO ISN 584" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. pp. page. Retrieved 2007-12-19. {{cite web}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  10. ^ OARDEC (4 August 2005). "Classified Record of Proceedings and basis of Administrative Review Board recommendation for ISN 584" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. pp. page. Retrieved 2007-12-19. {{cite web}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  11. ^ a b "United States Transfers Six Uighur Detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Palau". United States Department of Justice. 2009-10-31. Archived from the original on 2009-10-31.
  12. ^ a b David Johnston (2009-10-31). "Uighurs Leave Guantánamo for Palau". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2009-10-31.
  13. ^ a b "Guantanamo Uighurs sent to Palau". BBC News. 2009-10-31. Archived from the original on 2009-10-31.
  14. ^ "Six Guantanamo Uighurs arrive in Palau: US". Agence France Presse. 2009-10-31. Archived from the original on 2009-10-31.
  15. ^ "6 Muslim Uighur Detainees From Guantanamo Arrive In Palau". Pacific News Center. 2009-11-01. Archived from the original on 2009-10-31. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
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