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Wali Mohammed is a citizen of Afghanistan currently held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.[1] Mohammed's Guantanamo Internment Serial Number is 560. The official list of names of Guantanamo detainees released on May 15, 2006 states that Mohammed was born on February 15, 1966, in Baghlan, Afghanistan.

As of October 13, 2010, Mohammed has been held at Guantánamo for eight years five months.[2] He was arrested on January 24, 2002.[3]

According to his Combatant Status Review Tribunal, he was in business with the Taliban and smuggled gold for al Qaeda, which he used to buy surface to air missiles.[3] One witness had told the Americans that Mohammed had once been Afghanistan's transportation minister.[3]

Mohammed claimed corrupt Pakistani security agents turned him over to the Americans because he wouldn't pay a bribe.[3]

Combatant Status Review

Mohammed was among the 60% of prisoners who chose to participate in tribunal hearings.[4] A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for the tribunal of each detainee.

Mohammed's memo accused him of the following:[5][6]

a. The Detamee is associated with the Taliban and/or al Qaida.
  1. The Detainee admitted he was in business with the Taliban.
  2. The Detainee is associated with senior members of the Taliban.
  3. The Detainee started his business in Afghanistan only after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan.
  4. The Detainee served as intermediary for funds passed through the al-Rasheed Trust.
  5. The al-Rasheed Trust served as a conduit for funds going to extremist organizations and has provided financial and logistic assistance to al Qaida, Kashmiri extremist organizations, and Pakistani sectarian groups.
  6. The Detainee is allegedly involved in smuggling gold for al Qaida.
  7. The Detainee paid for a senior member of the Taliban to travel.
  8. The Detainee purchased vehicles for the Taliban.
  9. The Detainee facilitated transfers and exchanges of funds from Usama Bin Laden controlled accounts for the purchase of surface-to-air missiles for al Qaida.
  10. The Detainee is an associate of Usama Bin Laden.

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First annual Administrative Review Board hearing

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Haji Wali Mohammed's first annual Administrative Review Board, on 6 October 2005.[7] The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.

The following primary factors favor continued detention

a. Commitment
  1. The detainee admitted he was in business with the Taliban and worked with the Talbian because of the money. The detainee stated that his business relationship with the Taliban lasted approximately three months.
  2. The detainee served as an intermediary for funds passed through the al Rasheed Trust.
  3. The detainee was a moneyman for Usama bin Laden from 1996 to 1997. The detainee conducted most of his money transactions at three money exchangers with offices in Bubai, United Arab Emirates and Pakistan National al Almas Exchange.
  4. The detainee is allegedly involved in smuggling gold for al Qaida through the Peshawar Airport and admitted being in the gold business and having a currency exchange business in Peshawar, Pakistan.
  5. The detainee did business with the Taliban Supreme Leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, in April 2000. He had given the detainee one million dollars to manage.
  6. The detainee purchased vehicles for the Taliban.
  7. The detainee facilitated transfers and exchanges of funds from Usama bin Laden controlled accounts for the purchase of surface-to-air missiles for al Qaida.
b. Connections/Associations
  1. The detainee is an associate of Usama Bin Laden.
  2. The detainee is associated with senior members of the Taliban.
  3. The detainee was closely affiliated with the Taliban and was considered to be very close to Taliban leaders Mullah Mohammed Rabbani and Mullah Mohammad Omar.
  4. The detainee was working with a person who was a Jamaat Tablighi member from Pakistan.
  5. The detainee was identified as being a wealthy Afghan moneychanger, who was affiliated with the Hizbi-Islami Gulbuddin.
c. Other Relevant Data
  1. The detainee was arrested by a Pakistani Police official in his house in Peshawar, Pakistan for being a suspected drug smuggler.
  2. The detainee was repaying his debts to the Taliban through installments and on two separate occasions the detainee paid for Taliban Vice President Mullah Mohammad Rabbani to travel, once to Dubai for cancer treatment and once to Saudi Arabia for the Haji.

The following primary factors favor release or transfer

a. The detainee claims that he never joined any other religious organization nor did he participate in the Hizbi Islami Gulbuddin after he departed to Pakistan.
b. The detainee adamantly stressed that his relationship with the Taliban was simply business and despite their business relationship, he never agreed with the manner in which they treated people.
c. The detainee insists he has not conducted business with the Taliban since 1996, which he explains was about the time frame the Taliban started fighting with the Northern Alliance.
d. The detainee stated that he did not meet with Taliban government officials and did not attempt other business deals involving individuals or entities associated with Taliban [sic].
e. The detainee claims that he had no knowledge of al Qaida prior to his arrest and never heard of Taliban converting cash to gold or other commodities to earn a profit.
f. The detainee claims to have never conducted any currency exchanges or other financial transactions for Hekmatyar or any known associates of Hekmatyar.
g. The detainee stated that if released he would like to return to his former trade as a moneylender.

Transcript

Mohammed chose to participate in his first annual Administrative Review Board hearing.[8]

Second annual Administrative Review Board hearing

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Hajawali Mohmad's second annual Administrative Review Board, on 22 August 2006.[9] The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.

The following primary factors favor continued detention

a. Commitment
  1. The detainee was a moneyman for Usama bin Laden from 1996 to 1997. The detainee conducted most of his money transactions at three money exchangers with offices in Bubai, United Arab Emirates.
  2. The detainee worked for the President of the Central Back of Afghanistan. The detainee was sent to Dubai, United Arab Emirates to purchase gold for the bank was given 1,500,000 United States Dollars.
  3. The detainee became indebted to the Taliban for 500,000 United States Dollars. The detainee maintained a good relationship with the Taliban leadership because of his history of support and generosity.
  4. The detainee admitted he was in business with Taliban and worked with the Taliban because of the money. The detainee stated that his business relationship with Taliban lasted approximately three months.
  5. On one occasion, the detainee served as an intermediary for funds passed through the al Rasheed Trust.
  6. The al Rasheed Trust and the Habib Bank were previously reported as conduits for funds going to extremist organizations and Pakistani sectarian groups.
  7. The detainee is allegedly involved in smuggling gold for al Qaida through the Peshawar Airport and admitted being in the gold business and having a currency exchange business in Peshawar, Pakistan.
  8. The detainee facilitated transfers and exchanges of funds from Usama bin Laden controlled accounts for the purchase of surface-to-air missiles fro al Qaida.
  9. In 1997, the leader of the Taliban provided the detainee with 3,200,000 United States Dollars to invest in various projects. The funds were provided as a favor and as a repayment for the detainee's generosity to Taliban figures during the early days of the Taliban movement.
b. Connections/Associations
  1. The detainee was closely affiliated with the Taliban and was considered to be very close to Taliban leaders.
  2. Prior to 11 September 2001 the detainee fought with Afghan Taliban members against the Northern Alliance and United States Forces.
  3. The detainee was identified as being a wealthy Afghan Saraf, or moneychanger, who was affiliated with the Hizbi-Islami Gulbuddin.
  4. The Hizbi-Islami Gulbuddin was founded by Gulbuddin Hikmatyar as a faction of the Hizb-I Islami party in 1977 and is one of the major Mujahedin groups in the war against the Soviets. In the early 1990's, Gulbuddin Hikmatyar ran several terrorist training camps in Afghanistan and was a pioneer in sending mercenary fighters to other Islamic conflicts. Hikmatayr also offered to shelter Usama bin Laden after the latter fled Sudan in 1996. The Hizbi-Islami Gulbuddin has long established ties with Usama bin Laden.
c. Other Relevant Data
The detainee was part of a group of Afghan refiners that purchased poppy crops worth up to 600,000 United States Dollars.


The following primary factors favor release or transfer

a. The detainee adamantly stressed that his relationship with the Taliban was simply business and despite their business relationship, he never agreed with the manner in which they treated people.
b. The detainee insists he has not conducted business with the Taliban since 1996, which he explains was about the time frame the Taliban started fighting with the Northern Alliance.
c. The detainee stated that he did not meet with Taliban government officials and did not attempt other business deals involving individuals or entities associated with Taliban [sic].
d. The detainee claims that he had no knowledge of al Qaida prior to his arrest and never heard of Taliban converting cash to gold or other commodities to earn a profit.
e. The detainee stated that he never heard of al Qaida of Taliban shipping gold out of Pakistan.
f. The detainee claims to have never conducted any currency exchanges or other financial transactions for Hekmatyar or any known associates of Hekmatyar.
g. The detainee stated that if released he would like to return to his former trade as a moneylender.

Transcript

Mohammed chose to participate in his second annual Administrative Review Board hearing, but the transcript was not released, because it was classified as top secret.[10]

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. The New York Times. http://projects.nytimes.com/guantanamo/detainees/560-haji-wali-mohammed. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Sketches of Guantanamo Detainees-Part I, WTOP, March 15, 2006
  4. 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
  5. Summarized transcripts (.pdf), from Haji Wali Mohammed's Combatant Status Review Tribunal - pages 102-110
  6. Summarized transcripts (.pdf), from Haji Wali Mohammed's Combatant Status Review Tribunal - pages 1-2
  7. OARDEC (6 October 2005). "Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of". United States Department of Defense. pp. pages 11–13. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_1_Factors_000495-000594.pdf#11. Retrieved 2007-11-06. 
  8. OARDEC (October 2005). "Summary of Administrative Review Board Proceedings for ISN 560". United States Department of Defense. pp. pages 111–127. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt/ARB_Transcript_Set_7_20497-20750.pdf#111. Retrieved 2007-11-09. 
  9. OARDEC (August 22, 2006). "Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Mohmad, Hajawali". United States Department of Defense. pp. pages 51–53. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_2_Factors_599-699.pdf#51. Retrieved 2007-11-06. 
  10. OARDEC. "Summarized Transcript". United States Department of Defense. pp. 17. http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Transcript_2397-2490.pdf#17. 

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