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Soufian Abar Huwari
Born April 29, 1970 (1970-04-29) (age 53)
Oran, Algeria

Soufian Abar Huwari is a citizen of Algeria best known for the time he spent in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1] His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 1016. The Department of Defense reports that April 29, 1970, in Oran, Algeria.

Soufian Abar Huwari was captured in Georgia in April 2002 and was transferred to Algeria on November 10, 2008.[2]

Combatant Status Review Tribunal

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.[3] It contained the following allegations:

a. The detainee is a member of or ssociated with al Qaida:
  1. Detainee contacted al Qaida leader Abdul Haq, upon arrival in Istanbul, Turkey in April 2001.
  2. Detainee traveled from Istanbul Turkey to the Republic of Georgia in 2001."
  3. Detainee first met the al Qaida leader, Al Haq, in Algeria in 1992."
  4. An al Qaida leader said he knew you at a terrorist training camp in Georgia."

Testimony

Huwari chose to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.[4]

Administrative Review Board hearing

2005 Administrative Review Board

A three-page Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for his second Administrative Review Board hearing in 2005. [5]

The following primary factors favor continued detention

a. Training
  1. The detainee was trained by the Algerian Army on how to use hand grenades and the Kalashnikov and Seminov rifles.
  2. The detainee held a maritime crewmember’s license and at one time he was working toward a master maritime license.
b. Connections/Associations
  1. In March 1998, the detainee was arrested by a Foreign Government Service for his association with a known terrorist.
  2. The detainee lived in Georgia with Chechen fighters and their families.
  3. The detainee was acquainted with an al Qaida operative who lived in a Georgian guesthouse.
  4. The detainee knew the Chechen leader named Gelayev.
  5. The detainee was captured with an Algerian Jihadist active in Chechnya and Georgia.
  6. The detainee was captured on a bridge approximately 50 miles from where he lived.
c. Detainee Actions and Statements
  1. The detainee used a forged bank receipt to obtain a visa to travel to Italy. The detainee purchased a round trip ticket to Italy, but didn’t use the return portion.
  2. When he was in Europe the detainee used two false identifications from France and Italy with different names on them.
  3. The detainee wore normal clothing to facilitate traveling between France and Italy without appropriate papers.
  4. The detainee was arrested in Germany for crossing the border without appropriate papers. The detainee was deported to France and from France he was deported to Algeria.
  5. The detainee traveled from Turkey to Georgia without appropriate papers. A Chechen man met the detainee at the airport in Georgia and provided him with travel documents.
  6. The detainee admitted to fighting against the Russians in Chechnya. The detainee is a member of the Chechen Jihad and a suspected member of the Zarqawi network.
  7. The detainee stated the Spanish bombings happened because the Spanish did not remove their troops from Iraq. The detainee feels the Spanish brought it on themselves.
d. Other Relevant Date
  1. The detainee said that the Jews are behind the ongoing war and that they want the Christians to help them fight the Muslims. Once the Muslims are defeated, the detainee predicts that the Jews will turn against the Christians. The detainee also stated that the Jews have taken over Germany and the United States, are working in Europe, and the rest of the world, and they are seeking power through their hidden agenda.
  2. The detainee was jailed for forty-five days in 1986 for stabbing a girlfriend and stealing jewelry from her.
  3. The detainee stated that when he lived in Europe he sold and used marijuana, hashish, and cocaine. The detainee also stated he robbed tourists for money.

The following primary factors favor release or transfer

a. The detainee denied participating in fighting in Chechnya and stated he had no role in activities within Afghanistan or America.
b. The detainee stated he had no interest in the ideas of Usama Bin Ladin or al Qadia and he could not be persuaded to join their cause.
c. The detainee stated he has never been to Afghanistan or to a Zarqawi training camp
d. The detainee claims that he did not see any fake passports in Duisi.
e. The detainee declined the Chechen leader Gelayev’s offer to fight with them against the Russians.
f. Despite living with Chechen fighters the detainee stated he did not fight against the Russians.
g. The detainee claimed that he refused his friend’s encouragement to fight the Jihad.

Transcript

Huwari chose to participate in his Administrative Review Board hearing.[6] In the spring of 2006 the Department of Defense published an 18-page summarized transcript from his hearing.

Enemy Combatant election form

Huwari's Assisting Military Officer told Huwari's board they met for 55 minutes for a pre-hearing interview on 30 November 2005. Reading from the Enemy Combatant election form his Assisting Military Officer reported Huwari was: "responsive and attentive, however, he was very skeptical of the ARB based on his experience with the CSRT."

2006 Administrative Review Board

A two-page Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for his second Administrative Review Board hearing in 2006. [7]

The following primary factors favor continued detention

a. Commitment
The detainee admitted to fighting against Russian forces in Chechnay as part of the Chechen jihad.
b. Training
  1. The detainee studied accounting and successfully graduated with top grades in 1989.
  2. The detainee attended a [sic] four-month basic training in the Algerian Army where he was trained on the Kalashnikov [sic] and Seminov rifles.
  3. The detainee maintained an Algerian maritime crewmember license but never finished his masters license training.
c. Connections/Associations
  1. The detainee was jailed for associating with a known Algerian terrorist.
  2. The detainee was identified by an al Qaida operative who lived in Duisi, Georgia. The operative claimed he was well acquainted with the detainee.
  3. The detainee lived in a small house in Duisi, Georgia with Chechen fighters and their families.
  4. The detainee was asked by a Chechen leader to go and fight. The detainee believed the Chechen leader to be a great leader and soldier who the Russians would never find.
  5. The detainee assisted Chechen fighters in the Panski Gorge, Georgia and was captured in Georgia along with others in a sting operation.
d. Intent
The detainee stated that the people behind the war are the Jews. He believes the Jews are working on an agenda to control the world and that when the Muslims are defeated that the Jews will turn on the Christians.
e. Other Relevant Data
  1. The detainee speaks French, Russian, Spanish, Arabic and English. The detainee has been to France, Afghanistan, Russia, Chechnya and Georgia as well as many countries in Africa.
  2. The detainee was caught numerous times by authorities in France for not having any travel papers. The French eventuall deported the detainee back to Algeria in the summer of 1996 following an arrest in Germany for not having travel papers.
  3. The detainee spent 2 years in prison in Algeria from 1998 to 2000.
  4. The detainee stated that Spanish bombings happened because Spain did not remove its troops from Iraq. The detainee feels they brought it on themselves.

The following primary factors favor release or transfer

a. The detainee does not blame America for his detainment. The detainee believes that America was attacked and had to respond accordingly. The detainee does not blame the American government for how it responded.
b. The detainee stated that he was arrested in Georgia and had no part in any activities within Afghanistan or America.
c. The detainee said that he has never been to Afghanistan or Zarqawi training camp.
d. The detainee stated he has no interest in the ideas of Usama bin Laden or al Qaida and he could not be persuaded to join their cause.

Recommendations

In early September 2007 the Department of Defense released two heavily redacted memos, from his Board, to Gordon England, the Designated Civilian Official.[8][9] The Board's recommendation was unanimous The Board's recommendation was redacted. England authorized his transfer on 7 December 2006.

Huwari did not attend this hearing. His Board reviewed reports from the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs, the CIA, the FBI, the Criminal Investigation Task Force, the Southern Command, the Office of Military Commissions and Joint Task Force Guantanamo.

Repatriation

On 11 November 2008 Carol Rosenberg writing in the Miami Herald identified Soufian Huwari and Labed Ahmed as two Guantanamo captives who were repatriated to Algeria on 10 November 2008.[10] The Department of Defense had not identified the men. Rosenberg identified them from Department of Justice filings connected with their habeas corpus petitions.

See also

References

  1. "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. http://www.dod.mil/news/May2006/d20060515%20List.pdf. Retrieved 2006-05-15. 
  2. "Soufian Abar Huwari - The Guantánamo Docket". The New York Times. http://projects.nytimes.com/guantanamo/detainees/1016-soufian-abar-huwari. 
  3. OARDEC (2004-09-22). "Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Huwari, Soufian Abar" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. p. page 24. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/000700-000783.pdf#24. Retrieved 2008-11-11. 
  4. Summarized transcripts (.pdf), from Soufian Abar Huwari's Combatant Status Review Tribunal - pages 15-23
  5. OARDEC (2005-10-12). "Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Huwari, Soufian Abar". United States Department of Defense. pp. pages 39–41. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_2_Factors_900-1009.pdf#23. Retrieved 2008-11-11. 
  6. OARDEC (date redacted). "Summary of Administrative Review Proceedings for ISN 1016". United States Department of Defense. pp. pages 294–311. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/Reading_Room/Detainee_Related/ARB_Transcript_Set_10_21352-21661.pdf#294. Retrieved 2008-11-11. 
  7. OARDEC (2006-06-29). "Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Huwary, Soufian Abar". United States Department of Defense. pp. pages 23–24. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_2_Factors_900-1009.pdf#23. Retrieved 2008-11-11. 
  8. OARDEC (2006-10-25). "Administrative Review Board assessment and recommendation ICO ISN 1016". United States Department of Defense. pp. page 40. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_2_Decision_memos_451-523.pdf#40. Retrieved 2008-11-11. 
  9. OARDEC (2006-07-05). "Classified Record of Proceedings and basis of Administrative Review Board recommendation for ISN 1016". United States Department of Defense. pp. pages 41–47. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_2_Decision_memos_451-523.pdf#41. Retrieved 2008-11-11. 
  10. Carol Rosenberg (2008-11-11). "Guantánamo down to 250 detainees; future uncertain". Miami Herald. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/guantanamo/story/766276.html. Retrieved 2008-11-12.  [dead link] mirror

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