Khaled Samy Abdallah Ismail
| Khaled Samy Abdallah Ismail | |
|---|---|
| Born | Egypt |
| Arrested | 2006-04 Kandahar |
| Citizenship | Egyptian / Canadian |
| Detained at | BTIF |
| Status | unknown |
| Occupation | engineer |
Khaled Samy Abdallah Ismail is a dual Canadian-Egyptian citizen, who was held by American forces in the Bagram Theater Internment Facility in Afghanistan.[1][2][3][4][5] On September 26, 2011 CBC News reported that recently published cables from the whistleblower organization WikiLeaks discussed Khaled's eighteen months in the Bagram facility.
Khaled worked in Canada as a computer engineer, starting in 1995.[1] [6] According to the U.S. diplomatic cables, he was captured in April 2006, in Kandahar, spent over 18 months in US custody in Bagram.[3]
The CBC characterized Ismail as having a "troubled" personality.[1] They report he filed a human rights complaint after he lost his first job in Canada.
Khaled was apprehended in Kandahar in the spring of 2006, according to a source who spoke to CBC News.[1] According to the diplomatic cables, he was visited by Canadian consular officials eight months after his apprehension. The cables published by WikiLeaks revealed that Canadian officials were negotiating with US officials for Khaled's return to Canada.[3]
On September 27, 2011, CBC News reported that human rights experts question whether American officials had failed to inform Canadian diplomats in a timely manner, and this explained why it took eight months to make a consular visit to Ismail.[5] She then quoted Tina Foster executive director of International Justice Network:
"The more likely scenario is that the Canadians were notified and like most things in Afghanistan, if there is nobody watching and there is no pressure placed on individuals to move people through the system, they will not move."
CBC News quoted a source familiar with the case who stated Khaled was captured by Afghan officials because he triggered their suspicion and they found he was carrying electronic components.[5] Those components were later determined to be benign. Ghairat Baheer, a fellow Bagram internee, said that Khaled told him he had not been captured as a fighter.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "WikiLeaks uncovers Canadian detainee mystery". CBC News. 2011-09-26. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
- ^ "U.S. diplomatic cable posted by WikiLeaks (March 4, 2007)". Cablegatesearch. 2011-09-01. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ a b c "U.S. diplomatic cable posted by WikiLeaks (Oct. 23, 2007)". Cablegatesearch. 2011-09-01. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
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"Mentally ill detainee's location unclear". United Press International. 2011-09-26. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
The Canadian news network said Monday U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks revealed Khaled Samy Abdallah Ismail was taken into custody in April 2006 and held at the Bagram Theater Internment Facility, where he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, until at least October 2007. He was often segregated from other detainees despite "largely circumstantial" evidence against him, the CBC said the documents indicate.
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Amber Hildebrandt (2011-09-27). "Detained Canadian a 'casualty of war on terror': Questions raised about delay in consular help Posted: Sep 27, 2011 5:18 AM ET". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27.
Human rights experts want to know why a mentally ill Canadian citizen sat in a secretive U.S. detention facility in Afghanistan for eight months without a consular visit, and more than 18 months behind bars in total. It's unknown whether the delay was due to U.S. officials belatedly informing Canada to the presence of the dual Canadian-Egyptian citizen at the Bagram Theatre Internment Facility or another reason.
- ^ "Wikileaks reveals mentally ill Canadian held in Afghan jail: Egyptian-born engineer arrested in Kandahar, held for over 18 months". Macleans magazine. 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2011-09-26.