Shafiq Rasul
Shafiq Rasul | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 15, 1977 United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Former detainee |
| Known for | Detention at Guantanamo Bay, Rasul v. Bush case, Rasul v. Rumsfeld lawsuit |
Shafiq Rasul (born 15 April 1977) is a British national who was held at the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp by the United States, designated as an unlawful combatant. His assigned detainee number was 86.
His family was informed of his detention when the Foreign and Commonwealth Office reached out to them on 21 January 2002. Rasul was freed in March 2004, shortly after his repatriation to the United Kingdom, which occurred more than three months before the ruling in Rasul v. Bush.
In August 2004, Rasul joined forces with Asif Iqbal and Ruhal Ahmed, collectively referred to as the Tipton Three, to release a report describing the mistreatment and degradation they endured while in U.S. custody.
The court decision in Rasul v. Myers determined that the alleged acts of torture and detention fell under official duties as defined by the Westfall Act.
In the case Rasul v. Rumsfeld, Rasul, Iqbal, Ahmed, and former detainee Jamal Al-Harith filed a lawsuit against former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, accusing military leadership of approving unlawful interrogation methods.
Official court documents related to Rasul v. Bush are accessible through The Hague Justice Portal.
Following a February 2017 announcement by ISIL that Jamal al-Harith had conducted a suicide bombing in Iraq, Rasul publicly denounced the attack, declaring it "inexcusable" and affirming his ability to overcome his own past experiences.
External links
- Guantanamo Bay guard meets 'Tipton 3' ex-prisoners video from the BBC, 12 January 2010
- U.S. High Court Rejects Appeal Alleging Torture at Guantanamo Bloomberg, 14 December 2009
- Health fears for 'torture victims' by Vikram Dodd and Tania Branigan, The Guardian, 12 January 2005
- Composite statement: Detention in Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay Shafiq Rasul, Asif Iqbal and Rhuhel Ahmed
- Rasul v. Myers case details