Abdul Karim Irgashive
Abdul Karim Irgashive | |
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| Born | May 7, 1965 Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
| Other names | Ergashev |
| Known for | Former Guantanamo detainee; lawsuit against President George W. Bush over extrajudicial detention |
Abdul Karim Irgashive (also known as Ergashev) is a national of Tajikistan who experienced extrajudicial detention at the United States' Guantanamo Bay facility located in Cuba. The U.S. Department of Defense records his date of birth as May 7, 1965, and his place of birth as Dushanbe, Tajikistan, assigning him the Internment Serial Number 641. On July 17, 2004, Irgashive was repatriated to Tajikistan.
Lawsuit seeking damages
On July 22, 2007, Irgashive initiated legal proceedings against then-President George W. Bush, contesting the legality of his extrajudicial confinement at Guantanamo. He identified himself as a political asylum seeker living in an Afghan refugee settlement during the period of U.S. air strikes on Afghanistan. Reports from the Ferghana Information Agency indicate that he briefly served as a driver for a local village leader in Tahor, Afghanistan, prior to being detained by Afghan authorities who subsequently transferred him to U.S. custody. His detention sequence included incarceration at Bagram, followed by Kandahar, and ultimately Guantanamo from March until September 2002.
Irgashive asserts that he contracted Hepatitis C during his time in Guantanamo and underwent gall bladder removal surgery without receiving any clarification regarding the procedure.
External links
- Tajikistan: ex-Guantánamo prisoner plans to sue President Bush Andy Worthington