Maasoum Abdah Mouhammad
| Maasoum Abdah Mouhammad | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) Al Qameshle, Syria |
| Detained at | Guantanamo |
| Other name(s) |
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| ISN | 330 |
| Status | Released to Bulgaria |
Maasoum Abdah Mouhammad, a citizen of Syria, was formerly held in the U.S. Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1]
Guantanamo counter-terrorism analysts estimate he was born in 1972, in Al Qameshle, Syria. He is from the Kurdish ethnic group.
Maasoum Abdah Mouhammad was held at Guantanamo for almost eight years until he was released to Bulgaria on May 4, 2010.[2][3]
Habeas corpus petition
A writ of habeas corpus was filed on Maasoum Abdah Mouhammad's behalf.
On 15 July 2008 Kristine A. Huskey filed a "notice of petitioners' request for 30 days' notice of transfer" on behalf of several dozen captives including Maasoum Abdah Mouhammad.[4]
Asylum in Canada
On February 10, 2009, CBC News reported that Maassoum Abdah Mouhammad was the fifth Guantanamo captive to attract a refugee-sponsoring group.[5][6] The other four men were Djamel Ameziane, who had lived in Canada prior to traveling to Afghanistan, and Hassan Anvar and two other Uyghur captives from Guantanamo.
Asylum in Bulgaria
On May 4, 2010, the USA transferred three Guantanamo captives to three European countries, publishing their nationalities, without publishing their identities.[7] On May 19, 2010, historian Andy Worthington, author of The Guantanamo Files, reported that the Syrian transferred to Bulgaria was Maasoum. Worthington was told by local journalists that Maasoum's family had been allowed to join him in Bulgaria. Worthington's conclusion was that Maasoum and three other Syrians captured with him were probably told their interrogators the truth about being in Afghanistan as economic migrants, not jihadists.
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. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ "Maasoum Abdah Mouhammad - The Guantánamo Docket". The New York Times.
- ^ http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2010/05/17/who-is-the-syrian-released-from-guantanamo-to-bulgaria/
- ^ Kristine A. Huskey (2008-07-15). "Guantanamo Bay Detainee Litigation: Doc 63 -- NOTICE OF PETITIONERS' REQUEST FOR 30-DAYS NOTICE OF TRANSFER" (PDF). United States Department of Justice. Retrieved 2008-11-13. mirror
- ^ "Fifth Guantanamo detainee gets sponsored to live in Canada". CBC News. 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ^ "Refugee group secures sponsorship for 5 Gitmo detainees". London Free Press. 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-02-10. [dead link]
- ^ Andy Worthington (2010-05-19). "Who is the Syrian Released from Guantanamo to Bulgaria?". The Public Record. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
External links
- Who is the Syrian Released from Guantánamo to Bulgaria? Andy Worthington