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{{Short description|Kuwaiti detainee}}
{{Cleanup-rewrite|date=December 2009}}
{{Infobox War on Terror detainee
{{USgovtPOV|date=December 2009}}
| name = Saad Madi Saad al Azmi
{{Infobox WoT detainees
| subject_name = Saad Madi Saad al Azmi
| image =
| image_name =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|05|29}}
| image_caption =
| birth_place = [[Doha, Kuwait|Doha]], Kuwait
| date_of_birth = {{Birth date|1989|11|24}}
| death_date =
| place_of_birth = [[Doha, Kuwait|Doha]], Kuwait
| date_of_death =
| death_place =
| detained_at = [[Bagram Theater Internment Facility|Bagram]], [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp|Guantanamo]]
| place_of_death =
| id_number = 571
| detained_at = [[Bagram Theater Internment Facility|Bagram]], [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp|Guantanamo]]
| id_number = 571
| group =
| group =
| alias =  
* Saad Madhi Saad Howash Al Azmi
| alias =  
*Saad Madhi Saad Howash Al Azmi
* Saad Madai Saad Ha Wash Al-Azmi
*Saad Madai Saad Ha Wash Al-Azmi
* Saad Madi Saad Al Azmi
| charge =
*Saad Madi Saad Al Azmi
| penalty =
| charge = No charge ([[extrajudicial detention]])
| penalty =
| status = Repatriated
| status = Repatriated
| occupation =
| occupation =
| spouse =
| spouse =
| parents =
| parents =
| children =
| children =
}}
}}

'''Saad Madi Saad al Azmi''' (born November 11, 1989) is a [[Kuwait]]i citizen.<ref name=DoDList2>
'''Saad Madi Saad al Azmi''' (born May 29, 1979) is a [[Kuwait]]i citizen.<ref name=DoDList2>
{{cite web
{{cite web
| url=http://www.dod.mil/news/May2006/d20060515%20List.pdf
| url = http://www.dod.mil/news/May2006/d20060515%20List.pdf
| title=List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006
| title = List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006
| publisher=[[United States Department of Defense]]
| publisher = [[United States Department of Defense]]
| author=[[OARDEC]]
| author = OARDEC
| author-link = OARDEC
| accessdate=2006-05-15
| accessdate = 2006-05-15
| quote=
| quote =
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
He was held in [[extrajudicial]] detention in the [[United States]] [[Guantánamo Bay detainment camp]]s, in [[Cuba]], and later repatriated on November 4, 2005.
He was held in [[extrajudicial]] detention in the [[United States]] [[Guantánamo Bay detainment camp]]s, in [[Cuba]], and later repatriated on November 4, 2005.
Al Azmi's Guantanamo Guantanamo [[Internment Serial Number]] was 571.
[[Joint Task Force Guantanamo]] [[counter-terrorism]] analysts
[[Joint Task Force Guantanamo]] [[counter-terrorism]] analysts
report that al-Azmi was born on May 29, 1979, in [[Doha, Kuwait|Doha]], Kuwait.
report that al-Azmi was born on May 29, 1979, in [[Doha, Kuwait|Doha]], Kuwait.

== Combatant Status Review Tribunal ==
[[Image:Trailer where CSR Tribunals were held.jpg|thumb|[[Combatant Status Review Tribunal]]s were held in a 3 x 5 meter trailer. The captive sat with his hands and feet shackled to a bolt in the floor.<ref name=Nytimes041109>[http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/08/national/08gitmo.html?ex=1257570000&en=4af06725bdf5c086&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt Guantánamo Prisoners Getting Their Day, but Hardly in Court], ''[[New York Times]]'', November 11, 2004 - [http://cageprisoners.com/articles.php?aid=3838 mirror]</ref><ref name=FinancialTimes041211>[http://www.christusrex.org/www1/news/ft-12-11-04a.htm Inside the Guantánamo Bay hearings: Barbarian "Justice" dispensed by KGB-style "military tribunals"], ''[[Financial Times]]'', December 11, 2004</ref> Three chairs were reserved for members of the press, but only 37 of the 574 Tribunals were observed.<ref name=DoDCsrtBriefing20070306>
{{cite web
| url=http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=3902
| title=Annual Administrative Review Boards for Enemy Combatants Held at Guantanamo Attributable to Senior Defense Officials
| publisher=[[United States Department of Defense]]
| date=March 6, 2007
| accessdate=2007-09-22
}}</ref>]]

Initially the Bush administration asserted that they could withhold all the protections of the [[Geneva Conventions]] to captives from [[the war on terror]]. This policy was challenged before the Judicial branch. Critics argued that the USA could not evade its obligation to conduct [[competent tribunal]]s to determine whether captives are, or are not, entitled to the protections of [[prisoner of war]] status.

Subsequently the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] instituted the [[Combatant Status Review Tribunal]]s. The Tribunals, however, were not authorized to determine whether the captives were ''lawful combatants'' -- rather they were merely empowered to make a recommendation as to whether the captive had previously been correctly determined to match the Bush administration's definition of an [[enemy combatant]].

Al-Azmi chose to participate in his [[Combatant Status Review Tribunal]].

=== CSR Tribunal Summary of Evidence memo ===
The allegations he would have faced, during his Tribunal, were:<ref name=CsrtSaadMadhiSaadHowashAlAzmiAllegations>
{{cite web
| url=http://wid.ap.org/documents/detainees/saadalazmi.pdf#21
| title=Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Sa Ad Madhi Sa Ad Howash Al Azmi
| publisher=[[United States Department of Defense]]
| date=date redacted
| author=[[OARDEC]]
| accessdate=2010-03-28
| page=page 21
}}</ref><ref name=CsrtMemoIsn571>
{{cite web
| url=http://projects.nytimes.com/guantanamo/detainees/571-saad-madi-saad-al-azmi#1
| title=Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Sa Ad Madhi Sa Ad Howash Al Azmi
| publisher=[[United States Department of Defense]]
| date=date redacted
| author=[[OARDEC]]
| accessdate=2010-03-28
}}</ref>
{{Quotation|
:a. Detainee is associated with al-Qaida.<ref>Multiple versions of this memo have been published. The word ''"with"'' is missing from the version published in September 2007.</ref>
:#The detainee lived with and is associated with known members of al-Qaida.
:#The detainee worked for and was affiliated with the WAFA organization in Kabul, Afghanistan for three months.
:#The WAFA organization, located in the Wazir Akhbar Khan area of Kabul, Afghanistan, is listed on Executive Order 13224 as an entity that commits or poses a significant risk of committing acts of terrorism.
:#Detainee is an Islamic extremist who has participated in extremist activity in Kuwait where he was a member of a group known as the "Takfir Seven".
:#Detainee was arrested with a known member of al-Qaida who owned and ran a Karachi al-Qaida safehouse.
:#Pakistani police arrested the detainee with other foreign fighters at an al-Qaida safehouse in Karachi.
}}

=== Testimony ===
Al-Azmi's CSRT contains a 6 page summarized transcript of his testimony.<ref name=CsrtSaadMadhiSaadHowashAlAzmiTranscript>[http://wid.ap.org/documents/detainees/saadalazmi.pdf#13 Summarized testimony] from Saad Madhi Saad Howash Al Azmi's [[Combatant Status Review Tribunal]]'' - pages 13-19</ref>

{{ARB}}

The factors for and against continuing to detain al-Azmi were among the 121 that the Department of Defense released on March 3, 2006.<ref name=FactorsSaadMadhiSaadHawashiAlAzmi>[http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt/ Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf)] of Saad Madhi Saad Howash Al Azmi ''[[Administrative Review Board]]'' - pages 36-37 - May 16, 2005</ref>

===2005 Summary of Evidence memo===
A two page [[Summary of Evidence (ARB)|Summary of Evidence memo]] was prepared for his
annual [[Administrative Review Board]] hearing.<ref name=Arb1MemoIsnX>
{{cite web
| url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_1_Factors_001161-001234.pdf#36-37
| title=Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Saad Madhi Saad Howash Al Azmi
| pages=36–37
| publisher=[[United States Department of Defense]]
| date=2005-05-16
| author=[[OARDEC]]
| accessdate=2010-03-30
}}</ref>

''The following primary factors favor continued detention''
{{Quotation|
:a. Commitment
:#The detainee is an Islamic extremist who has participated in extremist activity in Kuwait where he was a member of a group known as the [[Takfir Seven]].

:b. Training
::The detainee attended the al Faruq training camp.

:c. Connections/Associations
:#The detainee lived with and is associated with known members of al Qaida.
:#The detainee worked for and was affiliated with the Wafa organization in Kabul, Afghanistan for three months.
:#The Wafa organization, located in the Wazir Akhbar Khan area of Kabul, Afghanistan, is listed on Executive Order 13224 as an entity that commits or poses a significant risk of committing acts of terrorism.
:#The detainee was arrested with a known member of al Qaida who owned and ran a Karachi al Qaida safehouse.
:#Pakistani police arrested the detainee with other foreign fighters at an al Qaida safehouse in Karachi.
}}

''The following primary factors favor release or transfer:''
{{Quotation|
:a. When arrested in Karachi, Pakistan, the detainee denied he ever saw, possessed or knew of any cell phones, explosive parts or devices present at the house where he stayed for one week.

:b. The detainee denies being a member of Takfir Wa Al Hijra.

:c. The detainee was a cameraman for al Wafa and videotaped their charitable activities (construction of drinking wells and repair of mosques). He also participated in the distribution of blankets and food to the poor.

:d. The detainee departed Kuwait with six thousand U. S. Dollars. He took the money to purchase honey in Pakistan to ship back to Kuwahy before traveling to Afghanistan. He denies wanting to use the honey to disguise a shipment of explosives or weapons.

:e. The detainee denies receiving any military training.
}}

=== Dossier ===
There is no record that Al-Azmi participated in his Administrative Review Board hearing.<ref name=ArbSaadMadhiSaadHowashAlAzmi>[http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Transcript_Set_19_23264-23349.pdf#42 Exculpatory letters (.pdf)], from Saad Madhi Saad Howash Al Azmi's ''[[Administrative Review Board]] hearing'' - page 42</ref>
Al-Azmi's lawyer, [[Neil H. Koslowe]], submitted a package of 31 pages of letters to his Board.

=== Board recommendations ===
{{wikisource|Classified record of proceedings and basis for Administrative Review Board decision for ISN 571}}

Saad Madhi Saad Howash Al Azmi's Board's recommendation to [[Gordon England]], the [[Designated Civilian Official]], as to whether
he should be released or repatriated, was unanimous.<ref name=ArbRecommendationMemoCaptive571>
{{cite news
| url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_1_Decision_memos_000392-000483.pdf#37
| title=Administrative Review Board assessment and recommendation ICO ISN 571 (Kuwait)
| pages=37–38
| publisher=[[OARDEC]]
| author=author redacted
| date=23 June 2005
| accessdate=2007-11-11
}}</ref>
His Board's eight pages of recommendations were
heavily redacted.<ref name=ArbRecommendationBasis571>
{{cite news
| url=http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/ARB_Round_1_Decision_memos_000392-000483.pdf#39
| title=Classified record of proceedings and basis for Administrative Review Board decision for ISN 571
| pages=39–44
| publisher=[[OARDEC]]
| author=author redacted
| accessdate=2007-11-11
}}</ref>
His Board's actual recommendation was itself redacted.

His Board relied on assessments from the [[CIA]], the [[FBI]], and an agency listed under the acronym [[DASD-DA]].

The Board noted:
{{quotation|
"The detainee is a habeas petitioner in the case of [[Al-Odah v. Bush]] Civil No. 20-0828 (D.D.C).
As of the date of this memorandum, no court order requires the government to provide the detainee's counself of the court
notice prior to removing the detainee from U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay."}}

Saad Madhi Saad Howash Al Azmi's Board convened without the captive being present. The Board quoted from the [[Enemy Combatant election form]] completed by his [[Assisting Military Officer (ARB)|Assisting Military Officer]]:
{{quotation|
"The EC indicated he did not want to appear due to the fact that he told the truth at his Combatant Status Review Tribunal (CSRT) but was still declared an enemy combatant"}}

The Board noted:
{{quotation|
"The AMO then stated that the [[Joint Detention Operations Group]] (JDOG) [[Staff Judge Advocate]] (SJA)
said the EC's lawyer had visited the EC five times since December 2004 and that on the last visit the EC had
refused to leave his cell.
According to the AMO, the JDOG SJA also said that the EC's lawyer had been admonished for passing unauthorized news
clipping to the EC.
The AMO then commented that he thought the contract enclosed towards the end of Exhibit EC-C was not really a contract
but some other form of communication to the EC."}}

During the classified portion of the hearing Saad Madhi Saad Howash Al Azmi's Assisting Military Officer returned to his
suspicions of Saad Madhi Saad Howash Al Azmi's attorney. Saad Madhi Saad Howash Al Azmi's [[Presiding Officer (ARB)|Presiding Officer]] ruled that the Assisting Military Officer's concern properly belonged in the unclassified portion of the Board's proceeding:
{{quotation|
"The AMO then provided additional comments about his thoughts concerning the contract contained in Exhibit EC-C on pages
21 thru [sic] 26.
The contract is unsigned. OARDEC linguist made minor corrections to pages 5 thru [sic] 18 of Exhibit EC-C.
AMO again stated that he thought it was an attempt to somehow pass on a message to the EC since his lawyer had
previously passed the EC unauthorized press clippings. The board PO thought the AMO's comments should have been
captured during the unclassified session so he reconvened the unclassified session to allow the AMO to repeat his
comments.
The session was then closed for deliberation. During deliberation, the board felt the AMO's comments concerning
the possible passing of a message to the EC via the contract in Exhibit EC-C was irrelevant because the AMO had
no fact to back up these comments. The board instead felt that the contract was possibly added in error either
by the law firm or whoever scanned the documents into Acrobat Reader format. Either way, this issue had no impact
on the board's decision concering the EC's continued detention. The board did review the letters on behalf of the
EC contained in Exhibit EC-C and considered them during the proceedings."}}


== Repatriation ==
== Repatriation ==
Al-Azmi and four other men were repatriated on November 4, 2005.<ref name=Bbc2005-11-04>
Al-Azmi and four other men were repatriated on November 4, 2005.<ref name=Bbc2005-11-04>
{{cite news
{{cite news
| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4403498.stm
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4403498.stm
| title=Kuwaitis released from Guantanamo
| title = Kuwaitis released from Guantanamo
| date=2005-11-04
| date = 2005-11-04
| publisher=[[BBC News]]
| publisher = [[BBC News]]
| accessdate=2009-05-21
| accessdate = 2009-05-21
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
The five stood trial in a Kuwaiti court, and were acquitted.<ref name=IOL>
The five stood trial in a Kuwaiti court, and were acquitted.<ref name=IOL>
{{cite news
{{cite news
| url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=22&art_id=vn20060522043620128C944859
| url = http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=22&art_id=vn20060522043620128C944859
| title=Kuwaiti court acquits ex-Guantanamo prisoners
| title = Kuwaiti court acquits ex-Guantanamo prisoners
| date=2006-05-22
| date = 2006-05-22
| publisher=[[Independent Online (South Africa)]]
| publisher = [[Independent Online (South Africa)]]
| archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iol.co.za%2Findex.php%3Fset_id%3D1%26click_id%3D22%26art_id%3Dvn20060522043620128C944859&date=2009-05-21
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070313073606/http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=22&art_id=vn20060522043620128C944859
| archivedate=2009-05-21
| archivedate = 2007-03-13
| url-status = dead
}}</ref><ref name=x>
{{cite news
| url=http://europenews.dk/en/node/1792
| title=Kuwait: Torture, Abuse of Migrant Workers & Executions
| year=2007
| author=
| publisher=[[EuropeNews]]
| archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Feuropenews.dk%2Fen%2Fnode%2F1792&date=2009-05-21
| archivedate=2009-05-20
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


The ''[[Associated Press]]'' reported that the two main charges were that the detainees had helped fund [[Al Wafa]], an Afghan charity with ties to Al Qaeda, and that they had fought alongside the Taliban.<ref name=AsharqAlawsat2006-05-22>
The ''[[Associated Press]]'' reported that the two main charges were that the detainees had helped fund [[Al Wafa]], an Afghan charity with ties to al-Qaeda, and that they had fought alongside the Taliban.<ref name=AsharqAlawsat2006-05-22>
{{cite news
{{cite news
| url=http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=5033
| url = http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=5033
| title=5 Ex-Guantanamo Detainees Freed in Kuwait
| title = 5 Ex-Guantanamo Detainees Freed in Kuwait
| date=2006-05-22
| date = 2006-05-22
| publisher=[[Asharq Alawsat]]
| publisher = [[Asharq Alawsat]]
| archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Faawsat.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews.asp%3Fsection%3D1%26id%3D5033&date=2009-05-21
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110707173001/http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=5033
| archivedate=2009-05-21
| archivedate = 2011-07-07
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
Further, the prosecution argued that the detainees actions had endangered Kuwait's political standing and its relaitons with friendly nations.
Further, the prosecution argued that the detainees actions had endangered Kuwait's political standing and its relations with friendly nations.


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==McClatchy interview==
==McClatchy interview==


On June 15, 2008 the [[McClatchy News Service]] published articles based on interviews with 66 former Guantanamo captives. McClatchy reporters interviewed Saad Madi al Azmi.<ref name=McClatchyCaptiveDatabasePg6>
On June 15, 2008, the [[McClatchy News Service]] published articles based on interviews with 66 former Guantanamo captives. McClatchy reporters interviewed Saad Madi al Azmi.<ref name=McClatchyCaptiveDatabasePg6>
{{cite news
{{cite news
| url=http://services.mcclatchyinteractive.com/detainees?page=6
| url = http://services.mcclatchyinteractive.com/detainees?page=6
| title=Guantanamo Inmate Database: Page 6
| title = Guantanamo Inmate Database: Page 6
| publisher=[[McClatchy News Service]]
| publisher = [[McClatchy News Service]]
| author=[[Tom Lasseter]]
| author = Tom Lasseter
| author-link = Tom Lasseter
| date=June 15, 2008
| date = June 15, 2008
| accessdate=2008-06-16
| accessdate = 2008-06-16
| quote=
| url-status = dead
}} [http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fservices.mcclatchyinteractive.com%2Fdetainees%3Fpage%3D6&date=2008-06-18 mirror]
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110714055929/http://services.mcclatchyinteractive.com/detainees?page=6
| archivedate = July 14, 2011
}}
</ref><ref name=MyrtleBeach20080618>
</ref><ref name=MyrtleBeach20080618>
{{cite news
{{cite news
| url=http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/611/story/491372.html
| url = http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/611/story/491372.html
| title=U.S. hasn't apologized to or compensated ex-detainees
| title = U.S. hasn't apologized to or compensated ex-detainees
| publisher=[[Myrtle Beach Sun]]
| publisher = [[Myrtle Beach Sun]]
| author=[[Tom Lasseter]]
| author = Tom Lasseter
| author-link = Tom Lasseter
| date=June 18, 2008
| date = June 18, 2008
| accessdate=2008-06-18
| accessdate = 2008-06-18
| quote=
| url-status = dead
}} [http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrtlebeachonline.com%2F611%2Fstory%2F491372.html&date=2008-06-18 mirror]
| archiveurl = https://archive.today/20080619010921/http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/611/story/491372.html
| archivedate = June 19, 2008
}}
</ref><ref name=McClatchyPentagonDenied>
</ref><ref name=McClatchyPentagonDenied>
{{cite news
{{cite news
| url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/38771.html
| url = http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/38771.html
| title=Pentagon declined to answer questions about detainees
| title = Pentagon declined to answer questions about detainees
| publisher=[[McClatchy News Service]]
| publisher = [[McClatchy News Service]]
| author=[[Tom Lasseter]]
| author = Tom Lasseter
| author-link = Tom Lasseter
| date=June 15, 2008
| date = June 15, 2008
| accessdate=2008-06-20
| accessdate = 2008-06-20
| quote=
| url-status = live
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| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080615214204/http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/38771.html
| archivedate = June 15, 2008
}}
</ref><ref name=McClatchyDocumentsUndercut>
</ref><ref name=McClatchyDocumentsUndercut>
{{cite news
{{cite news
| url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/38776.html
| url = http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/38776.html
| title=Documents undercut Pentagon's denial of routine abuse
| title = Documents undercut Pentagon's denial of routine abuse
| publisher=[[McClatchy News Service]]
| publisher = [[McClatchy News Service]]
| author=[[Tom Lasseter]]
| author = Tom Lasseter
| author-link = Tom Lasseter
| date=June 16, 2008
| date = June 16, 2008
| accessdate=2008-06-20
| accessdate = 2008-06-20
| quote=
| url-status = live
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| archivedate = June 19, 2008
}}
</ref><ref name=McClatchyDeckStacked>
</ref><ref name=McClatchyDeckStacked>
{{cite news
{{cite news
| url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/38887.html
| url = http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/38887.html
| title=Deck stacked against detainees in legal proceedings
| title = Deck stacked against detainees in legal proceedings
| publisher=[[McClatchy News Service]]
| publisher = [[McClatchy News Service]]
| author=[[Tom Lasseter]]
| author = Tom Lasseter
| author-link = Tom Lasseter
| date=June 19, 2008
| date = June 19, 2008
| accessdate=2008-06-20
| accessdate = 2008-06-20
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| archivedate = June 20, 2008
}}
</ref><ref name=McClatchyAbuseRoutine>
</ref><ref name=McClatchyAbuseRoutine>
{{cite news
{{cite news
| url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/38775.html
| url = http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/38775.html
| title=U.S. abuse of detainees was routine at Afghanistan bases
| title = U.S. abuse of detainees was routine at Afghanistan bases
| publisher=[[McClatchy News Service]]
| publisher = [[McClatchy News Service]]
| author=[[Tom Lasseter]]
| author = Tom Lasseter
| author-link = Tom Lasseter
| date=June 16, 2008
| date = June 16, 2008
| accessdate=2008-06-20
| accessdate = 2008-06-20
| quote=
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| archivedate = June 20, 2008
}}
</ref><ref name=McClatchySaadMadiAlAzmi>
</ref><ref name=McClatchySaadMadiAlAzmi>
{{cite news
{{cite news
| url=http://detainees.mcclatchydc.com/detainees/61
| url = http://detainees.mcclatchydc.com/detainees/61
| title=Guantanamo Inmate Database: Saad Madi al Azmi
| title = Guantanamo Inmate Database: Saad Madi al Azmi
| publisher=[[McClatchy News Service]]
| publisher = [[McClatchy News Service]]
| author=[[Tom Lasseter]]
| author = Tom Lasseter
| author-link = Tom Lasseter
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McClatchy reported remarked that the account of himself he told was at odds with that he offered during his CSR Tribunal.<ref name=McClatchySaadMadiAlAzmi/> He told McClatchy reporters that he had never been to Afghanistan, and that he was captured in his hotel room in Pakistan by Pakistani police in August 2001. He said he was captured with [[Adel al Zamel]], who the McClatchy reporters noted was captured in Peshawar in January 2002. He said he had traveled to Pakistan to import honey.
McClatchy reported remarked that the account of himself he told was at odds with that he offered during his CSR Tribunal.<ref name=McClatchySaadMadiAlAzmi/> He told McClatchy reporters that he had never been to Afghanistan, and that he was captured in his hotel room in Pakistan by Pakistani police in August 2001. He said he was captured with [[Adel al Zamel]], who the McClatchy reporters noted was captured in Peshawar in January 2002. He said he had traveled to Pakistan to import honey.


When he was arrested his visa had expired.<ref name=McClatchySaadMadiAlAzmi/> He thought he would soon be released over what was a minor disgression, but a Pakistani police officer demanded a bribe first, which he declined, resulting in a longer detention, which, unfortunately, overlapped al Qaeda's attacks on [[September 11, 2001]], making it economically worthwhile for the Pakistani police to turn him over the Americans.
When he was arrested his visa had expired.<ref name=McClatchySaadMadiAlAzmi/> He thought he would soon be released over what was a minor indiscretion, but a Pakistani police officer demanded a bribe first, which he declined, resulting in a longer detention, which, unfortunately, overlapped al Qaeda's attacks on [[September 11, 2001]], making it economically worthwhile for the Pakistani police to turn him over the Americans.


Al Azmi told reporters he was beaten in both [[Kandahar detention facility]] and the [[Bagram Theater Internment Facility]].<ref name=McClatchySaadMadiAlAzmi/>
Al Azmi told reporters he was beaten in both [[Kandahar detention facility]] and the [[Bagram Theater Internment Facility]].<ref name=McClatchySaadMadiAlAzmi/>
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Abdul-Aziz al-Shimmiri]]
* [[Abdul-Aziz al-Shimmiri]]
* [[Adel Zamel Abdul-Mohsen]]
* [[Adel Zamel Abdul-Mohsen]]
* [[Abdallah Saleh Ali Al Ajmi]]
* [[Abdallah Saleh Ali Al Ajmi]]
* [[Mohammed Fnaitil al-Dehani]]
* [[Mohammed Fnaitil al-Dehani]]


== References ==
== References ==
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Saad Madi Saad al Azmi
Born (1979-05-29) May 29, 1979 (age 45)
Doha, Kuwait
Detained at Bagram, Guantanamo
Other name(s)  
  • Saad Madhi Saad Howash Al Azmi
  • Saad Madai Saad Ha Wash Al-Azmi
  • Saad Madi Saad Al Azmi
ISN571
StatusRepatriated

Saad Madi Saad al Azmi (born May 29, 1979) is a Kuwaiti citizen.[1] He was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantánamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba, and later repatriated on November 4, 2005. Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terrorism analysts report that al-Azmi was born on May 29, 1979, in Doha, Kuwait.

Repatriation

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Al-Azmi and four other men were repatriated on November 4, 2005.[2] The five stood trial in a Kuwaiti court, and were acquitted.[3]

The Associated Press reported that the two main charges were that the detainees had helped fund Al Wafa, an Afghan charity with ties to al-Qaeda, and that they had fought alongside the Taliban.[4] Further, the prosecution argued that the detainees actions had endangered Kuwait's political standing and its relations with friendly nations.

The detainees' defense had argued that testimony secured in Guantanamo could not be used in Kuwaiti courts, because the detainees and interrogators hadn't signed them.[4] Further, they had argued, the allegations the USA had directed at them weren't violations of Kuwaiti law.

McClatchy interview

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On June 15, 2008, the McClatchy News Service published articles based on interviews with 66 former Guantanamo captives. McClatchy reporters interviewed Saad Madi al Azmi.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

McClatchy reported remarked that the account of himself he told was at odds with that he offered during his CSR Tribunal.[11] He told McClatchy reporters that he had never been to Afghanistan, and that he was captured in his hotel room in Pakistan by Pakistani police in August 2001. He said he was captured with Adel al Zamel, who the McClatchy reporters noted was captured in Peshawar in January 2002. He said he had traveled to Pakistan to import honey.

When he was arrested his visa had expired.[11] He thought he would soon be released over what was a minor indiscretion, but a Pakistani police officer demanded a bribe first, which he declined, resulting in a longer detention, which, unfortunately, overlapped al Qaeda's attacks on September 11, 2001, making it economically worthwhile for the Pakistani police to turn him over the Americans.

Al Azmi told reporters he was beaten in both Kandahar detention facility and the Bagram Theater Internment Facility.[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ OARDEC. "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. Retrieved 2006-05-15.
  2. ^ "Kuwaitis released from Guantanamo". BBC News. 2005-11-04. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  3. ^ "Kuwaiti court acquits ex-Guantanamo prisoners". Independent Online (South Africa). 2006-05-22. Archived from the original on 2007-03-13.
  4. ^ a b "5 Ex-Guantanamo Detainees Freed in Kuwait". Asharq Alawsat. 2006-05-22. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07.
  5. ^ Tom Lasseter (June 15, 2008). "Guantanamo Inmate Database: Page 6". McClatchy News Service. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  6. ^ Tom Lasseter (June 18, 2008). "U.S. hasn't apologized to or compensated ex-detainees". Myrtle Beach Sun. Archived from the original on June 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  7. ^ Tom Lasseter (June 15, 2008). "Pentagon declined to answer questions about detainees". McClatchy News Service. Archived from the original on June 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  8. ^ Tom Lasseter (June 16, 2008). "Documents undercut Pentagon's denial of routine abuse". McClatchy News Service. Archived from the original on June 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  9. ^ Tom Lasseter (June 19, 2008). "Deck stacked against detainees in legal proceedings". McClatchy News Service. Archived from the original on June 20, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  10. ^ Tom Lasseter (June 16, 2008). "U.S. abuse of detainees was routine at Afghanistan bases". McClatchy News Service. Archived from the original on June 20, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  11. ^ a b c d Tom Lasseter (June 15, 2008). "Guantanamo Inmate Database: Saad Madi al Azmi". McClatchy News Service. Archived from the original on September 20, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-15. mirror
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