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Muhamad Naji Subhi Al Juhani

Muhamad Naji Subhi Al Juhani is a citizen of Saudi Arabia who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.[1] His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 62. Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terrorism analysts report he was born on October 5, 1967, in Jeddah Saudi Arabia.

JTF-GTMO analysts report that al Juhani was captured with a group of men who were identified as Osama bin Laden bodyguards.[2]

The record shows that the Summary of Evidence memo prepared for the 2006 annual Administrative Review Board hearing, to determine whether the USA should continue to be held in Guantanamo was drafted a month after he was repatriated to Saudi Arabia.[2][3][4]

Combatant Status Review

Al Juhani was among the 60% of prisoners who participated in the tribunal hearings.[5] A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for the tribunal of each detainee. The memo for his hearing lists the following allegations:[6][7]

a. The detainee is a member of Taliban and al Qaida:
  1. Detainee was influenced by Fatwas issued to travel to Afghanistan and take up the Jihad.
  2. Detainee traveled in June 2000 from Saudi Arabia to Kabul, Afghanistan.
  3. Detainee was a member of Al Irata, Mujahadin fighters.
  4. Detainee was a bodyguard for Usama bin Laden.
  5. Detainee was taking into custody in December 2001 while trying to cross into Pakistan from Afghanistan.
b. The detainee participated in military operations against the coalition.
  1. Detainee was a fighter in Tora Bora.
  2. Detainee may have been a fighter on the frontlines in Kabul.

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First annual Administrative Review Board

There is no record that a Board convened to consider al Juhani's status in 2005.[8]

Second annual Administrative Review Board

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Muhammed Al Juhani's second annual Administrative Review Board, on 17 August 2006.[2] The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.

The following primary factors favor continued detention

a. Commitment
  1. The detainee claimed that he used his own money to pay for his travel from Saudi Arabia to Afghanistan in June 2000. The detainee traveled to Afghanistan to perform Islamic missionary work after hearing several fatwas issued by Imams in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
  2. A source identified the detainee as one of 30 men who were Usama bin Laden bodyguards and drivers.
  3. A source identified the detainee as one who visited Kabul, Afghanistan for approximately two weeks between fighting on the front lines.
  4. A senior al Qaida operative claimed that the detainee might have stayed at the Hamza al Ghamdi guest house in Kabul, Afghanistan. The source also stated that the detainee was seen on the front lines at Kabul, Afghanistan.
  5. An admitted jihadist identified the detainee as a Mujahedin fighter in Afghanistan and a member of al Wafa called al Irata. The source stated that the detainee taught the Koran, fought at Tora Bora, Afghanistan and was one of Usama bin Laden's bodyguards.
b. Connections/Associations
The detainee's name was found on a chart listing the names of captured Mujahedin. The information was found on a hard drive associated with a senior al Qaida operative.
c. Other Relevant Data
  1. The detainee departed Kabul, Afghanistan and spent eight days traveling by foot with a group of about thirty men headed to Pakistan.
  2. Ine December 2001, the detainee was arrested with a group of thirty men at the Pakistan border.
  3. The Pakistani warden in the prison told the jihadists to say they were in Afghanistan to teach the Koran or for religious studies.

The following primary factors favor release or transfer

a. The detainee claimed that he did not attend any training camps or swear bayat to anyone. He claimed that he never participated in any type of military training or combat.
b. The detainee stated he was not part of the Taliban or al Qaida.
c. The detainee stated if given the opportunity he would return to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, pick up his life where he left off, and return to driving a taxi.
d. The detainee said he would return to his family in Saudi Arabia if released.

Repatriation

Al Juhani was one of sixteen captives repatriated on July 16, 2006.[3][4]

Andy Worthington, the author of The Guantanamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison, described him as a Koran teacher.[4] He offered a quote from Al Juhani's Combatant Status Review Tribuanl transcript, characterizing his replies to his questioning as "grumpy":

Q "Did you have a place to do that? Did you already contact the mosque or something where you were going to teach?"
A "All these questions are in my files. Go back to the file and read the file."

References

  1. OARDEC (2006-05-15). "List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006". United States Department of Defense. http://www.dod.mil/news/May2006/d20060515%20List.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-29. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 OARDEC (17 August 2006). "Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Al Juhani, Muhammed". United States Department of Defense. pp. pages 25–26. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_2_Factors_100-199.pdf#25. Retrieved 2008-01-19. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Raid Qusti (July 17, 2007). "More Gitmo Detainees Come Home". Arab News. http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=98598&d=17&m=7&y=2007&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom. Retrieved 2007-07-17. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Andy Worthington (July 18, 2007). "Who are the 16 Saudis Released From Guantánamo?". Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-worthington/who-are-the-16-saudis-rel_b_56810.html. 
  5. OARDEC, Index to Transcripts of Detainee Testimony and Documents Submitted by Detainees at Combatant Status Review Tribunals Held at Guantanamo Between July 2004 and March 2005, September 4, 2007
  6. OARDEC (22 September 2004). "Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Al Juhani, Muhamad Naji Subhi". United States Department of Defense. pp. page 76. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/000001-000100.pdf#76. Retrieved 2008-01-19. 
  7. Summarized transcripts (.pdf), from Muhamad Naji Subhi Al Juhani's Combatant Status Review Tribunal - pages 29-30
  8. OARDEC (August 9, 2007). "Index to Summaries of Detention-Release Factors for ARB Round One" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/index_ARB_Round_1_Detention_Transfer_Factors.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-29. 

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