Salman Ebrahim Mohamed Ali Al Khalifa
Salman Ebrahim | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 24, 1979 Riffa, Bahrain |
| Occupation | Former detainee |
| Known for | Detention at Guantanamo Bay |
Salman Ebrahim is a national of Bahrain who experienced extrajudicial confinement at the United States' detention facility located in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. According to the Department of Defense, he was born on July 24, 1979, in Riffa, Bahrain. He belongs to the Al Khalifa royal lineage and is related to the Bahraini monarch as his second cousin.
Al Khalifa was initially detained to gather intelligence concerning certain individuals and alleged Taliban safehouses; however, he was subsequently regarded as a possible threat to U.S. national security. His legal counsel, like that of other Bahraini detainees at Guantanamo, was provided by Joshua Colangelo-Bryan.
Official status reviews
The Bush administration originally claimed that the Geneva Conventions did not apply to detainees captured in the context of the "war on terror," permitting indefinite detention without formal status hearings. This stance changed following the 2004 Supreme Court ruling in Rasul v. Bush, which required detainees to be granted the chance to learn and challenge the grounds for their detention.
Office for the Administrative Review of Detained Enemy Combatants
In response to the Rasul v. Bush decision, the Department of Defense created the Office for the Administrative Review of Detained Enemy Combatants, responsible for conducting yearly reviews that were nominally accessible to media representatives. Al Khalifa underwent such evaluations in both 2004 and 2005.
Previously classified Joint Task Force Guantanamo evaluation
On April 25, 2011, the whistleblower group WikiLeaks released confidential assessments prepared by analysts from Joint Task Force Guantanamo. His five-page evaluation, dated May 13, 2005, featured a recommendation from Camp commander Jay W. Hood advocating for "transfer to the control of another country for continued detention."
Release
The Gulf Daily News announced on November 5, 2005, that Salman had been freed and was among three Bahraini detainees repatriated. On August 23, 2007, Bahraini parliamentarian Mohammed Khalid called upon authorities to grant financial restitution to those men who had been released.
See also
- Juma Mohammed Al Dossary
- Essa Al Murbati
- Salah Abdul Rasool Al Blooshi
- Adel Kamel Hajee
- Abdulla Majid Al Naimi
External links
- 'Help me' plea by Bay detainee, Gulf Daily News, September 5, 2005
- Three Bahrainis headed home after release from Guantanamo Bay, WFOR, November 4, 2005
- Three Bahraini Guantanamo detainees return home, WFOR, November 5, 2005