Omar Rajab Amin
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| Omar Rajab Amin | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 14, 1967 Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Detained at | Guantanamo |
| ISN | 065 |
| Charge(s) | No charge (held in extrajudicial detention) |
| Status | Repatriated |
Omar Rajab Amin is a Kuwaiti who was captured and detained at the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1] Amin's Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 65.[2] The Department of Defense reports that Amin was born on June 14, 1967, in Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Amin graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1992.[3]
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.[4][5] The Board's recommendation was unanimous The Board's recommendation was redacted. The memos regarding Omar Rajab Amin's transfer were thirteen pages long. England authorized his transfer on June 26, 2006.
Return to Kuwait
The Washington Post reported that Amin would be returned to Kuwait.[6][dead link][7] The Emir of Kuwait requested release of the two Kuwaiti prisoners, Amin and Abdullah Kamel Al Kandari.
Acquittal confirmed
On May 29, 2007 the Miami Herald reported that a Kuwaiti appeals court had upheld the acquittals of Amin and Al Kandari.[8][dead link]
References
- ^ documents (.pdf) from Omar Rajab Amin's Combatant Status Review Tribunal
- ^ OARDEC (May 15, 2006). "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 2007-09-29.
- ^ U.S. justice found wanting in Gitmo detainees cases, Al Jazeera, April 9, 2005
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OARDEC (June 26, 2006). "Administrative Review Board assessment and recommendation ICO ISN 065" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. pp. page 47. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
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OARDEC (22 March 2006 and 18 April 2006). "Classified Record of Proceedings and basis of Administrative Review Board recommendation for ISN 065" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. pp. pages 48–59. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
{{cite web}}:|pages=has extra text (help); Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Two Kuwaitis to leave Guantanamo soon: group, The Washington Post, September 10, 2006[dead link]
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"Two Kuwaitis to be released". Dawn. 2006-09. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
The cabinet said after its weekly meeting that two Kuwaitis would be released from Guantanamo following mediation by the country's emir, who visited Washington earlier this month.
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"Kuwait clears two former Guantánamo captives". Miami Herald. May. 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
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