Munir Bin Naseer
Munir Naseer | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation | Mortgage Broker (post-detention) |
| Known for | Former detainee at Guantanamo Bay detention facility |
Munir Naseer is a Pakistani national who was subjected to extrajudicial detention at the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention facility located in Cuba. His assigned Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 85. He was returned to Pakistan on November 30, 2003.
McClatchy News Service interview
On June 15, 2008, the McClatchy News Service released a series of articles based on interviews with 66 former detainees from Guantanamo, including Munir Naseer. At the time of his interview, Naseer was employed as a Mortgage Broker within a call center environment. He selected a Dunkin' Donuts as the venue for the discussion, dressed in American-style attire and a baseball cap, and spoke English with an accent reminiscent of Chicago.
Although his appearance reflected American influences, Naseer admitted that his decision to travel to Afghanistan to participate in jihad surprised those around him. Reports indicate he journeyed there in late 2001; however, it remains uncertain whether this occurred prior to or following the September 11 attacks and the ensuing U.S. military response.
Naseer recounted his capture near Mazari Sharif, explaining that local Afghans who professed Taliban affiliations invited his group for dinner before surrendering them to a Northern Alliance commander. This leader subsequently transferred them to Sherberghan prison. While incarcerated there, Naseer shared a cell approximately 10 by 10 feet in size with 35 other detainees. Despite suffering from diarrhea during this period, he was not physically assaulted; nonetheless, he observed guards frequently administering harsh beatings to other prisoners, some resulting in death.
Following two and a half months at Sherberghan, Naseer was moved to the Bagram Theater Internment Facility. He acknowledged his ability to speak English while detained there and reported experiencing physical abuse. Naseer also stated that most prisoners at Bagram were handed over to American forces in exchange for bounty payments.
During his time at Guantanamo, Naseer described his interrogators as lacking creativity, often repeating identical questions. Although they did not subject him to the brutality experienced at Bagram, he witnessed fellow detainees enduring severe psychological trauma.
Medical records
On March 16, 2007, the Department of Defense published height and weight data for nearly all Guantanamo detainees except for ten individuals. Munir Naseem was among those whose records were withheld without any explanation provided.
See also
See also
- The Guantánamo Files: Website Extras (7) – From Sheberghan to Kandahar Andy Worthington
- video McClatchy News Service