Allah Muhammed Saleem
Allah Muhammed Saleem | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 13, 1967 Al-Bajoor, Egypt |
| Occupation | Former detainee at Guantanamo Bay detention camp |
| Known for | Detained without charges at Guantanamo Bay; involvement with Egyptian Islamic Jihad and al Qaida networks |
Allah Muhammed Saleem (also spelled Alaadinn Muhammad Salim) is an Egyptian national who was detained without formal charges at the United States detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He was assigned the Guantanamo Internment Serial Number 716. According to analysts from Joint Task Force Guantanamo, he was born on January 13, 1967, in Al-Bajoor, Egypt.
Combatant Status Review
A memo summarizing evidence for his tribunal outlined the following accusations:
- a. The detainee’s links to al Qaida include:
- Living under an assumed name and being identified as a key figure within Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ) and al Qaida.
- The merger of EIJ with al Qaida in 1998 under the leadership of Ayman Al-Zawahiri.
- Employment at a Bayt al Ansar safehouse located in Peshawar, Pakistan, which facilitated recruitment for Jihad and functioned as a transit point for Mujahadeen entering and leaving Afghanistan.
- Traveling between Peshawar and Jalalabad with stays at guesthouses affiliated with Libya.
- Apprehension alongside a member of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), an extremist organization connected to al Qaida.
- Working for the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO), a humanitarian aid agency based in Jeddah that has been exploited by terrorist groups for cover and financing.
- Serving as a bodyguard to Usama Bin Ladin and maintaining a prominent role within Bin Ladin’s and EIJ’s networks.
- Being captured during the "Greentown" raids conducted on April 3, 2002, in Lahore, Pakistan.
Following a court order issued by Jed Rakoff on March 3, 2006, the Department of Defense released summarized transcripts from over 300 tribunals; however, Saleem’s transcript was not included. Subsequently, a three-page summary of his unclassified tribunal proceedings was made public in September 2007 as part of his habeas corpus filing.
Allah Muhammed Saleem v. George W. Bush
A writ of habeas corpus, titled Allah Muhammed Saleem v. George W. Bush, was filed on his behalf. On November 12, 2005, the Department of Defense provided 29 pages of unclassified Combatant Status Review Tribunal documents to his legal team; these were later published in September 2007.
On January 13, 2005, Tribunal panel 30 concluded that he did not meet the criteria of an "enemy combatant."
Not an enemy combatant
Within Tribunal panel 30, two out of three officers recommended that he should not be classified as an enemy combatant. The dissenting officer produced a minority report which remains unpublished. The publicly available Tribunal report does not clarify the reasons for rejecting the allegations.
Asylum in Albania
Similar to five other Uyghur detainees in Guantanamo, Salim was accepted by the government of Albania for transfer and asylum consideration. He was relocated to a refugee facility there on November 17, 2006, where American attorneys have continued to visit him. Reports suggest that Salim endures health complications attributed to torture during his detention period, while his family in Egypt has declined communication attempts from him or his representatives.
McClatchy interview
On June 15, 2008, the McClatchy News Service published a series of articles based on interviews with 66 former Guantanamo detainees, including Abd al Maqsut Muhammad Sagim Mazruh. Mazruh recounted experiences of torture and stated he had been held at the Bagram Theater Detention Facility prior to his transfer to Guantanamo. He has petitioned for permission for his family to join him in Albania.
External links
- [Archived Guantanamo Detainee Records: Abd al Maqsut Muhammad Sagim Mazruh - Miami Herald, June 15, 2008]