Abdullah Muhammed Abdel Aziz

Abdullah Muhammed Abdel Aziz is a citizen of Saudi Arabia held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. [http://www.dod.mil/news/May2006/d20060515%20List.pdf list of prisoners] , "US Department of Defense", May 15 2006] His Guantanamo Internee Security Number is 206.
Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terrorism analysts report that he was born on September 8 1967, in Al Medina Menawa, Saudi Arabia.

Combatant Status Review Tribunal

ummary of Evidence memo

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Abdullah Muhammed Abdel Aziz'sCombatant Status Review Tribunal, on 4 October 2004.cite web
url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/000201-000299.pdf#23
title=Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Abdel Aziz, Abdullah Muhammed
date=4 October 2004
author=OARDEC
pages=page 23
publisher=United States Department of Defense
accessdate=2007-12-09] The memo listed the following allegations against him:

:"'a. The detainee is associated with al Qaida and the Taliban::#The detainee traveled to Afghanistan to receive weapons training in the summer of 2001.:#The detainee received weapons training on the Kalishnikov rifle and PG machine gun sic at a training camp outside Kabul, Afghanistan.:#The detainee lived in a rest house used for billeting fighters in Kabul, Afghanistan.

:"'b. The detainee supported hostilities in aid of enemy armed forces::#The detainee traveled to the frontlines near Konduz, Afghanistan.:#The detainee was issued a Kalishnikov sic rifle and ammunition.:#The detainee traveled with Taliban fighters in a Taliban convoy to Mazar-E-Sharif.

Transcript

There is no record thatchose to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.

Administrative Review Board hearing

First annual Administrative Review Board

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Abdullah Muhammed Abdel Aziz's first annualAdministrative Review Board, on 15 March 2005.cite web
url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_1_Factors_001235-001242.pdf#6
title=Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Abdel Aziz, Abdullah Muhammed
date=15 March 2005
author=OARDEC
pages=pages 6-8
publisher=United States Department of Defense
accessdate=2007-12-14] The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.

Transcript

Abdullah Muhammed Abdel Aziz attended this Board hearing.cite web
url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Transcript_Set_4_1431-1455.pdf#11
title=Summarized Administrative Review Board Detainee Statement (ISN 206)
date=date redacted
author=OARDEC
pages=pages 11-15
publisher=United States Department of Defense
accessdate=2007-12-09] The Department of Defense released a five page summarized transcript.

econd annual Administrative Review Board

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Abdullah Muhammed Abdel Aziz's second annualAdministrative Review Board, on 3 March 2006.cite web
url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_2_Factors_299-398.pdf#21
title=Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Abdel Aziz, Abdullah Muhammed | date=3 March 2006
author=OARDEC
pages=pages 21-24
publisher=United States Department of Defense
accessdate=2007-12-09] The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.

Board recommendations

In early September 2007 the Department of Defense released two heavily redacted memos, from his Board, to Gordon England, the Designated Civilian Official.cite web
url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_2_Decision_memos_095-182.pdf#78
title=Administrative Review Board assessment and recommendation ICO ISN 206
date=August 14 2006
author=OARDEC
publisher=United States Department of Defense
accessdate=2007-12-14
pages=page 78] cite web
url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_2_Decision_memos_095-182.pdf#79
title=Classified Record of Proceedings and basis of Administrative Review Board recommendation for ISN 206
date=17 March 2006
author=OARDEC
publisher=United States Department of Defense
accessdate=2007-12-14
pages=pages 79-88] The Board's recommendation was unanimousThe Board's recommendation was redacted.England authorized transfer on August 14 2006.

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