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{{Infobox War on Terror detainee
{{Short description|Kuwaiti detainee}}
{{Infobox War on Terror detainee
| name = Saad Madi Saad al Azmi
| image =
| name = Saad Madi Saad al Azmi
| caption =
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1989|11|24}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|05|29}}
| birth_place = [[Doha, Kuwait|Doha]], Kuwait
| birth_place = [[Doha, Kuwait|Doha]], Kuwait
| death_date =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| death_place =
| detained_at = [[Bagram Theater Internment Facility|Bagram]], [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp|Guantanamo]]
| detained_at = [[Bagram Theater Internment Facility|Bagram]], [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp|Guantanamo]]
| id_number = 571
| id_number = 571
| group =
| group =
| alias =  
| alias =  
*Saad Madhi Saad Howash Al Azmi
* 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
* Saad Madi Saad Al Azmi
| charge =
| charge =
| penalty =
| 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.
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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
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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
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}}</ref>
Further, the prosecution argued that the detainees actions had endangered Kuwait's political standing and its relations 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
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| 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
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| archivedate = July 14, 2011
}}
</ref><ref name=MyrtleBeach20080618>
</ref><ref name=MyrtleBeach20080618>
{{cite news
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| 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
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| archivedate = June 19, 2008
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</ref><ref name=McClatchyPentagonDenied>
</ref><ref name=McClatchyPentagonDenied>
{{cite news
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| 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
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</ref><ref name=McClatchyDocumentsUndercut>
</ref><ref name=McClatchyDocumentsUndercut>
{{cite news
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| 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
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| archivedate = June 19, 2008
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</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
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| archivedate = June 20, 2008
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</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
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</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
| date=June 15, 2008
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| archivedate = September 20, 2008
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</ref>
</ref>


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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== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist|2}}
{{Reflist|2}}


{{WoTPrisoners|state=collapsed}}
{{WoTPrisoners|state=collapsed}}


{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
| NAME = Al Azmi, Saad Madi Saad
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Prisoners of the United States
| DATE OF BIRTH = November 24, 1989
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Doha, Kuwait|Doha]], Kuwait
| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Azmi, Saad Madi Saad Al}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Azmi, Saad Madi Saad Al}}
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bagram Theater Internment Facility detainees]]
[[Category:Bagram Theater Internment Facility detainees]]
[[Category:1989 births]]
[[Category:1979 births]]

Latest revision as of 23:15, 29 May 2024

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

References

[edit]
  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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