Saeed Jarabh
Saeed Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah Sarem Jarabh | |
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| Born | 1976 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Occupation | Detainee at Guantanamo Bay detention camp |
| Known for | Detention at Guantanamo Bay for over fourteen years |
Saeed Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah Sarem Jarabh is a Yemeni national who endured extrajudicial confinement exceeding fourteen years at the U.S. detention facility located at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. Analysts from Joint Task Force Guantanamo approximate his birth year as 1976, with Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, recorded as his place of birth.
On August 15, 2016, he was among fifteen detainees transferred to the United Arab Emirates.
During the administration of President George W. Bush, review panels under OARDEC designated him as an "enemy combatant". Subsequently, the Guantanamo Joint Review Task Force under President Barack Obama recommended maintaining his indefinite detention—a status frequently referred to as a "forever prisoner". Nevertheless, on March 18, 2015, a Periodic Review Board authorized his release.
In December 2008, scholars at the Brookings Institution led by Benjamin Wittes included him in a group of detainees accused by military sources of affiliation with Al Qaeda, participation in military or terrorist training in Afghanistan, presence at Tora Bora, and classification as foreign fighters. Despite these accusations, he has consistently refuted all government allegations.
Habeas corpus
A habeas corpus petition was submitted on his behalf. In 2005, following a request under the Freedom of Information Act, the Associated Press provided his legal representatives with documents from his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
Periodic Review Board
The Periodic Review Board convened on January 27, 2015, to evaluate his detention status. By March 18, 2015, the PRB recommended his release from Guantanamo. Carol Rosenberg of the Miami Herald reported that analysts had downgraded earlier claims portraying him as one of Osama bin Laden’s bodyguards to describing him as a "low level fighter" lacking leadership roles within al-Qaida or the Taliban. The PRB’s decision referenced a "lack of indications that the detainee harbors anti-American sentiments, extremist beliefs or intention to reengage".
External links
- Who Are the Remaining Prisoners in Guantánamo? Part Three: Captured Crossing from Afghanistan into Pakistan (1 of 2) Andy Worthington, September 22, 2010