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}}</ref> His detainee ID number was 929. American intelligence officials estimate that he was born in 1988, in [[Nadali, Afghanistan]], making him notable for being the youngest person ever detained at Guantanamo Bay.<ref>''[[San Francisco Gate]]''. [http://articles.sfgate.com/2008-06-17/opinion/17165268_1_guantanamo-black-sites-prisoners Guantanamo and the betrayal of American values]</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:35, 15 May 2010
Template:Infobox WoT detainees Abdul Qudus is a citizen of Afghanistan, held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.[1] His detainee ID number was 929. American intelligence officials estimate that he was born in 1988, in Nadali, Afghanistan, making him notable for being the youngest person ever detained at Guantanamo Bay.[2]
- The detainee attempted to engage in hostilities against the United States.
- The detainee asked Afghan soldiers for weapons to fight Americans.
- The detainee is associated with individuals willing to participate in attacks against Americans.
- The detainee was captured in January 2003, by Afghan Military Forces in Gershk, Afghanistan after attempting to obtain weapons to kill Americans.[4]
On March 3, 2006, in response to a court order from Jed Rakoff the Department of Defense published a six page summarized transcript from his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.[5]
Testimony
Qudus said he was an orphan, who was traveling from a stay at the home of one uncle to go stay at the home of another uncle. He described seeking out a campfire, during his travel, when he was cold and hungry. The campfire belonged to men he told the tribunal were soldiers. When asked how he knew they were soldiers, he said because they were all carrying guns. But, when asked if they were wearing uniforms he said they were wearing civilian clothes.
He said that while they sat around the campfire the men told him they wanted him to take a weapon, so he could fight against the Americans, but he refused. He said they told him again he should join them in fighting the Americans, and he declined again. Then, when he woke the next day, and was going to say farewell, the men told him he was not free to leave. They "wrote a paper", and took him to "another place", where he met another prisoner, who said his name was Abujahn. Both he and Abujahn were then handed over to the Americans.
He acknowledged that he was handed over to the Americans in Ghereshk.
Qudus's Personal Representative asked him one final question—did he know anyone named Agga Khan. Qudus answered "no".
Determined not to have been an Enemy Combatant
Abdul Qudus was one of the 38 captives the Bush Presidency determined had not been enemy combatants after all.[6] The Department of Defense refers to these men as No Longer Enemy Combatants.
Controversy over the number of minors
There has been an ongoing controversy over the number of minors the USA has held in Guantanamo.[7][8] The first and only full list of captives, that the Department of Defense published on May 15 2006, listed 22 captives who were under 18 at the time of their capture. But, in a report to Unicef the Department of Defense claimed that only eight minors had been held in Guantanamo. When confronted by reporters the Department of Defense revised their report, asserting that twelve minors had been held at Guantanamo. According to the Center for the Study of Human Rights in the Americas at the University of California at Davis Abdul Qudus was one of the youths whose names were in dispute.
References
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ↑ San Francisco Gate. Guantanamo and the betrayal of American values
- ↑ OARDEC (14 October 2004). "Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Qudus, Abdul". United States Department of Defense. p. page 65. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ↑
OARDEC (date redacted). "Summarized Statement". United States Department of Defense. pp. pages 22–27. Retrieved 2008-04-16. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "US releases Guantanamo files", The Age, April 4, 2006
- ↑ "Detainees Found to No Longer Meet the Definition of "Enemy Combatant" during Combatant Status Review Tribunals Held at Guantanamo", United States Department of Defense, November 19, 2007
- ↑ "The Pentagon Can’t Count: 22 Juveniles Held at Guantánamo", ', 2008-11-08
- ↑ "Guantánamo's Children: Military and Diplomatic Testimonies", Center for the Study of Human Rights in the Americas, 2008-11-03