Deleted:Tariq al-Sawah
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Tariq Mahmoud Ahmed Al Sawah is a citizen of Bosnia currently held in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1]
As of October 22, 2010, Tariq Mahmoud Ahmed al Sawah has been held at Guantanamo for eight years five months. He has been charged with war crimes.[2]
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Habeas corpus petition
Captive 535 had a writ of habeas corpus filed on his behalf in June 2005.[3]
Faces charges before a Guantanamo military commission
On December 16, 2008 Carol Rosenberg, writing in the Miami Herald, reported that the Guantanamo military commission prosecutors announced charges had been laid against Tarek el Sawah.[4][5][6]
El Sawah is represented by Major Scott Medlyn, an active-duty Judge Advocate in the United States Air Force.
Health issues
Rosenberg noted that the documents the DoD had published showed wild fluctations in his body weight.[4]
References
- ↑ "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 2006-05-15.
- ↑ "The Guantanamo Docket – Tariq Mahmoud Ahmed al Sawah". Projects.nytimes.com. http://projects.nytimes.com/guantanamo/detainees/535-tariq-mahmoud-ahmed-al-sawah/documents/4/pages/2256. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
- ↑ Mary Petras, Lara Quint (2008-11-26). "Guantanamo Bay Detainee Litigation: Doc 1071 – Joint status report". United States Department of Justice. http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/district-of-columbia/dcdce/1:2008mc00442/131990/1071/0.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Carol Rosenberg (2008-12-16). "Pentagon files charges against Bosnian-Egyptian". Miami Herald. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/guantanamo/story/815838.html. Retrieved 2008-12-16.[dead link] mirror
- ↑ "Pentagon documents on Tarek el Sawah". Department of Defense. 2008-12-16. http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2008/12/16/22/535.source.prod_affiliate.56.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-17. mirror
- ↑ "Charge sheet against Tarek el Sawah". Department of Defense. 2008-12-16. http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2008/12/16/22/Sawah_Charge_Sheet.source.prod_affiliate.56.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-17. mirror
External links
- For two detainees who told what they knew, Guantanamo becomes a gilded cage The Washington Post, March 24, 2010
- Who Are the Remaining Prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Two: Captured in Afghanistan (2001) Andy Worthington, September 17, 2010
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