Mustafa al-Shamyri
Mustafa Abd al-Qawi Abd al-Aziz al-Shamiri | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 7, 1978 Sanaa, Yemen |
| Occupation | Detainee |
| Known for | Extrajudicial detention at Guantanamo Bay |
Mustafa Abd al-Qawi Abd al-Aziz al-Shamiri is a Yemeni national who was subjected to extrajudicial detention at the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camp located in Cuba. His detainee identification number at Guantanamo was 434. The United States Department of Defense records indicate he was born on July 7, 1978, in Sanaa, Yemen. On January 16, 2017, he was released and transferred to Oman alongside nine other detainees.
Detention due to identity confusion
During his 2015 Periodic Review Board session, the Department of Defense conceded that Shamiri’s detention resulted from mistaken identity.[1] According to NBC News, analysts linked this error to reliance on incomplete intelligence suggesting his involvement as a volunteer in the Bosnian war amid the breakup of Yugoslavia.[2] The authorities acknowledged that more serious accusations were actually associated with different known extremists.
In January 2016, Shamiri was officially "cleared for release".[3] His release occurred on January 16, 2017, when he was sent to Oman along with nine other detainees.[4][5][6]
Procedures for official status evaluation
The administration under President Bush initially maintained that individuals captured in the "war on terror" were not entitled to protections under the Geneva Conventions and could be detained indefinitely without formal charges or transparent proceedings. However, in 2004, the United States Supreme Court decided in Rasul v. Bush that detainees at Guantanamo must be informed of the accusations against them and be given an opportunity to contest their detention.
Office for the Administrative Review of Detained Enemy Combatants
In response to this ruling, the United States Department of Defense created the Office for the Administrative Review of Detained Enemy Combatants to perform reviews of detainee status.
In December 2008, researchers at the Brookings Institution, led by Benjamin Wittes, classified detainees according to military allegations. Mustafa Abd al-Qawi Abd al-Aziz al-Shamiri was consistently identified as:
- An Al Qaeda affiliate
- Having traveled to Afghanistan for jihadist purposes
- Residing in safehouses linked to Al Qaeda, Taliban, or similar groups
- Receiving military or terrorist training within Afghanistan
- Engaged in combat on behalf of the Taliban
- Mentioned in materials seized from Al Qaeda locations
- Apprehended under conditions indicating hostile activity
- An operative associated with Al Qaeda
Furthermore, he was one of 82 detainees who did not provide statements during Combatant Status Review Tribunals or Administrative Review Boards that directly addressed the military’s allegations.
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