Khalil Mamut
Khalil Mamut | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1977 Kashgar, Xinjiang, China |
| Occupation | Former detainee |
| Known for | Detention at Guantanamo Bay and subsequent release |
Khalil Mamut is a British citizen of Uyghur descent who was held for seven years at the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camp located in Cuba.
According to the US Department of Defense, Mamut was born in 1977 in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, and was designated Guantanamo Internment Serial Number 278.
He was one of 22 Uyghur individuals detained at Guantanamo despite early indications that they were not involved in wrongdoing.
In 2008, Mamut prevailed in his habeas corpus petition when Judge Ricardo Urbina declared his detention unlawful and mandated his release within the United States. Subsequently, he was resettled in Bermuda in June 2009.
Relocation to Bermuda
On June 11, 2009, Abdul Helil Mamut, together with three other Uyghurs—Huzaifa Parhat, Emam Abdulahat, and Jalal Jalaladin—were freed and transferred to Bermuda.
In August 2018, Mamut and his family obtained British Overseas Territories Citizenship, granting them the right to reside permanently in Bermuda, although this status does not include voting privileges.
External links
- From Guantánamo to the United States: The Story of the Wrongly Imprisoned Uighurs by Andy Worthington, October 9, 2008
- Judge Ricardo Urbina's redacted unclassified opinion
- 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)