Mish'al Muhammad Rashid Al-Shedocky
Mish'al Muhammad Rashid Al-Shedocky | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982 Saudi Arabia |
| Occupation | Detainee |
| Known for | Former Guantanamo Bay detainee, Saudi most-wanted suspect |
Mish'al Muhammad Rashid Al-Shedocky (born in 1982) is a Saudi national who was subjected to extrajudicial detention at the United States' Guantanamo Bay facility located in Cuba. He was assigned the Guantanamo Internment Serial Number 71.
Department of Defense medical documentation indicates his arrival at Guantanamo occurred on January 20, 2002. Records from flights transporting detainees to Guantanamo list his identification on both January 20 and February 9, 2002, with multiple entries under his name on the manifest dated January 20.
Al-Shedocky appeared on Saudi Arabia's list of most-wanted terrorist suspects. He was among the earliest detainees to be repatriated from Guantanamo, returning to Saudi Arabian custody on May 15, 2003. This transfer was part of a confidential agreement involving the exchange of detainees between Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom. Other Saudis repatriated alongside him included Fahd Abdallah Ibrahim Al-Shabani, Fawaz Abd Al-Aziz Al-Zahrani, Ibrahim Rushdan Brayk Al-Shili, and Ibrahim Umar Ali Al-Umar.
In 2004, Prince Nayef, the Saudi Interior Minister at the time, declared that Al-Shedocky would stand trial within Saudi Arabia. Reports indicate he was initially detained at Haer prison near Riyadh for approximately one year before being relocated to a regional correctional facility nearer to his family.
By 2009, after being listed on Saudi Arabia’s most-wanted roster, ongoing surveillance of his status was reported. In a 2014 AQAP documentary concerning their former deputy leader Said Ali al-Shihri, Al-Shedocky was mentioned posthumously with the phrase "May Allah accept him," a term used by jihadist groups to honor those killed in combat; no additional information regarding the circumstances of his death was disclosed.