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Template:Lead too short Abdul Hakim Abdul Rahman Abdulaziz Al Mousa is a citizen of Saudi Arabia who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 565. The Department of Defense reports that he was born on May 31, 1976, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Abdul Hakim Abdul Rahman Abduaziz al Mousa was captured in Pakistan in February 2002 and transferred to Saudi Arabia on December 28, 2007.

Combatant Status Review

Main article: Combatant Status Review Tribunal

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for his tribunal. The memo accused him of the following:

a. The detainee is an al Qaida and/or Taliban supporter:

1. The detainee traveled from Kuwait, through the United Arab Emirates to Bahrain, to Iran, and finally to Kabul, Afghanistan on 2 October 01.
2. The detainee is a member of the non governmental organization, (NGO) Kuwaiti Joint Relief Committee.
3. The Kuwaiti Joint Relief Committee is suspected of providing funding and travel documents for mujahidin. Possible links to al-Qaida.
4. The detainee admits raising $10,000 (USD) and transporting it to Afghanistan.
5. The detainee admitted fleeing with others due to the "opposition", (Northern Alliance) taking over the city.
6. The detainee was listed on a document recovered in safehouse raids associated with suspected al Qaida in Karachi, Pakistan.
7. During the raid on the Karachi safehouses; armed gunmen fought with police; firearms and grenades were seized; and police and security forces were injured by gunfire.
8. The detainee was listed on a document as being a member of the Mujahedin Brigade in Bosnia.

First annual Administrative Review Board

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Abdul Hakim Abdul Rahman Abduaziz Al Mousa's first annual Administrative Review Board, on 11 May 2005. This memo was one of 121 that the DoD released on March 3, 2006. The DoD released all 464 memos in early September 2007. The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.

The following primary factors favor continued detention

a. Commitment

1. The detainee is a Saudi citizen who traveled to Afghanistan for combat training.
2. The detainee was recruited from Saudi Arabia to come to Afghanistan. The recruiter introduced the detainee to the safehouse system. The detainee spent time at safe houses in Quetta, Kandahar, and Khost.

b. Training

The detainee received military training for a month at a house in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

c. Connections/Associations

1. The detainee was arreste with several al Qaida members including ######### #############.
2. ########################, also known as #################### was an integral part of the al Qaida network responsible for moving Arabs to and from Afghanistan.
3. One of the individuals the detainee was captured with was escorted by a senior al Qaida lieutenant to a meeting where he presented money to Usama Bin Laden. This individual also attended the Farooq training camp.
4. One of the individuals the detainee was captured with attended Camp Farouq and was present at a speech given by Usama Bin Laden at the camp.
5. One of the individuals the detainee was captured with held a high-ranking position in the Taliban.
6. Information strongly suggests that the detainee may be identifiable with senior personnel of al Wafa. Executive Order 13224 designates al Wafa as a global terrorist entity.

d Other Relevant Data

While in the Khost safehouse, the detainee had four passport stamps forged.

The following primary factors favor release or transfer

a. The 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 or plans of future attacks on the United States or its interests.

b. The detainee provided three reasons for his travel to Afghanistan: he wanted to defend himself against thieves, defend Saudi Arabia, and learn how to shoot a weapon for the purpose of hunting.

c. A foreign government delegation deemed the detainee to be of low intelligence or law enforcement value to the United States, and unlikely to pose a terrorist threat to the United States or its interests.

Transcript

The DoD released a two-page transcript that showed that captive 565's Board convened in his absence.

Second annual Administrative Review Board

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Abdul Hakim Mousa's second annual Administrative Review Board, on 20 July 2006. The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.

The following primary factors favor continued detention

a. Commitment

1. The detainee began his travels from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Afghanistan. From Riyadh, the detainee traveled to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, where he obtained a visa at the Pakistani embassy. The detainee then proceeded to Karachi, Pakistan.
2. The detainee stayed at a safehouse near the main road to Quetta, Pakistan for two days, a safehouse in Quetta for over one month and a safehouse in Kandahar, Afghanistan for approximately one month.

b. Training

The detainee claimed to have received training in an unidentified house in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

c. Connections/Associations

1. The detainee was arrested with a senior al Qaida member.
2. The senior al Qaida member was an integral part of the al Qaida network responsible for moving Arabs to and from Afghanistan.
3. Information strongly suggests that the detainee may be identifiable with senior personnel of al Wafa.

The following primary factors favor release or transfer

a. The detainee denied having any knowledge of the attacks in the United States prior to their executions on 11 September 2001 and also denied knowledge of any rumors or plans of future attacks on the United States or its interests.

b. The detainee provided three reasons for his travel to Afghanistan: he wanted to defend himself against thieves, defend Saudi Arabia and learn how to shoot a weapon for the purpose of hunting.

c. A foreign government delegation deemed the detainee to be of low intelligence or law enforcement value to the United States, and unlikely to pose a terrorist threat to the United States of its interests.

Repatriation

On November 25, 2008 the Department of Defense published a list of when captives left Guantanamo. According to that list Al Mousa was repatriated to Saudi custody on December 28, 2007, with nine other men.

On January 9, 2009 the Department of Defense published the records for the third set of Administrative Review Board hearings, conducted in 2007 and early 2008. According to those records no review was scheduled for Al Mousa in 2007. According to the records of the 2005 and 2006 Board hearings, those boards had not recommended his repatriation. Al Mousa was repatriated in spite of the Office for the Administrative Review of Detained Enemy Combatants recommending his continued detention in US custody. All ten men repatriated that day were repatriated in spite of their last review board recommending their continued detention. Only one of those ten men had his detention reviewed in 2007 even though it was required for all men to have annual reviews of their cases, unless they faced charges, or had already been cleared for release or transfer.

See also

• Al Joudi v. Bush

External links

• The Guantánamo Files: Website Extras (9) – Seized in Pakistan (Part One) Andy Worthington