Adil Kamil al-Wadi
Adil Kamil Abdullah Al Wadi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1964 Muharraq, Bahrain |
| Nationality | Bahraini |
| Known for | Former detainee at Guantanamo Bay detention camp |
Adil Kamil Abdullah Al Wadi is a Bahraini national who was detained without formal charges at the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention facility located in Cuba. His assigned Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 60. U.S. intelligence agencies estimate his birth year as 1964 in Muharraq, Bahrain.
Al Wadi was apprehended near the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan and subsequently transferred back to Bahrain on November 4, 2005.
Combatant Status Review Tribunal
The Bush administration initially maintained that individuals captured during the war on terror were not entitled to protections under the Geneva Conventions. This position was contested in courts advocating for proper tribunals to determine detainee status.
In reaction, the Department of Defense created Combatant Status Review Tribunals (CSRTs). These bodies did not evaluate lawful combatant status but rather assessed whether detainees fit the administration’s classification of enemy combatants.
Al Wadi chose to take part in his CSRT proceedings.
Allegations
The "Summary of Evidence" submitted to Al Wadi's tribunal asserted:
- a. Links to al Qaeda:
- Traveled to Afghanistan through Iran around late September or early October 2001.
- b. Engagement in hostilities against coalition forces:
- Fought at Tora Bora.
- Captured by Pakistani forces after departing Afghanistan.
Administrative Review Board hearing
Detainees confirmed as "enemy combatants" were subject to annual Administrative Review Board hearings intended to evaluate if ongoing detention remained necessary due to threat concerns, or if release or repatriation was warranted. These hearings did not reconsider prisoner of war status or the initial enemy combatant determination.
On March 3, 2006, the Department of Defense disclosed 121 factors considered during these reviews.
Key factors supporting continued detention:
Key factors supporting release or transfer:
Transcript
Al Wadi took part in his Administrative Review Board hearing.
Release
Joshua Colangelo-Bryan served as legal counsel for Al Wadi and five other detainees from Bahrain.
The Gulf Daily News announced on November 5, 2005, that Adel was among three Bahraini detainees who had been released and returned home.
On August 23, 2007, the Gulf Daily News reported that Bahraini Member of Parliament Mohammed Khalid called on authorities to provide financial restitution to those former detainees.
Op-ed
On December 28, 2006, Kamel Abdulla authored an op-ed for The Media Line recounting his Guantanamo experience, emphasizing severe conditions such as psychiatric manipulation intended to break prisoners’ will and continuous artificial lighting that denied exposure to natural sunlight.
McClatchy News Service interview
On June 15, 2008, the McClatchy News Service published a series of articles based on interviews with 66 former Guantanamo detainees. Adil Kamil al Wadi was among those featured.
During his interview, al Wadi described religious mistreatment at both the Kandahar detention facility and Guantanamo, including specific instances of Koran desecration.
Mark Sullivan, al Wadi's habeas corpus lawyer, highlighted the absence of reliable evidence against him:
There was a complete lack of proof contradicting his statements. No credible evidence existed.
Cases like Adil's sound plausible but lack concrete corroboration. What evidence does the government actually possess?
See also
- Juma Mohammed Al Dossary
- Essa Al Murbati
- Salah Abdul Rasool Al Blooshi
- Shaikh Salman Ebrahim Mohamed Ali Al Khalifa
- Abdulla Majid Al Naimi
External links
- 'Bay detainee issues plea for assistance', Gulf Daily News, September 5, 2005
- 'Freed Bay Three face ongoing difficulties', Gulf Daily News, November 9, 2005
- Guantanamo Inmate Database: Adil Kamil al Wadi, Miami Herald, June 15, 2008 (archived)
- McClatchy News Service - video