Abdullah Abdulqadirakhun
Abdullah Abdulqadirakhun | |
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| Born | June 18, 1979 Xinjiang, China |
| Occupation | Former Guantanamo detainee |
| Known for | Detained at Guantanamo Bay for over seven years; cleared and released to Bermuda |
Abdullah Abdulqadirakhun is a Uyghur individual who sought refuge and was held at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba for more than seven years. According to records from the United States Department of Defense, he was born on June 18, 1979, in Xinjiang, China, and was designated Internment Serial Number 285.
He was part of a group of 22 Uyghurs detained at Guantanamo who were eventually cleared of all charges. In 2008, his habeas corpus petition succeeded when Judge Ricardo Urbina declared his confinement unlawful and mandated his release within the United States. Subsequently, in June 2009, Abdulqadirakhun was transferred to Bermuda along with three other Uyghurs: Khalil Mamut, Huzaifa Parhat, and Emam Abdulahat.
External links
- From Guantánamo to the United States: The Story of the Wrongly Imprisoned Uighurs by Andy Worthington, October 9, 2008
- Unclassified opinion by Judge Ricardo Urbina (redacted version)
- MOTIONS/STATUS HEARING - UIGHURS CASES BEFORE THE HONORABLE RICARDO M. URBINA
- Human Rights First; Habeas Works: Federal Courts' Proven Capacity to Handle Guantánamo Cases (2010)