Abdullah Abdulqadirakhun is a Uyghur refugee, who was held for more than seven years in Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1]
| Abdullah Abdulqadirakhun | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 18, 1979 Xinjiang, China |
| Detained at | Guantanamo |
| Other name(s) | Jalal Jalaldin |
| ISN | 285 |
| Charge(s) | No charge (unlawfully detained) |
| Status | Released |
The Department of Defense reports that Abdulqadirakhum was born on June 18, 1979, in Xinjiang, China and assigned him the Internment Serial Number 285.
Abdulqadirakhun was one of the 22 Uyghurs held in Guantanamo. It was later learned that he was innocent of the claims against him.[2][3][4]
He won his habeas corpus in 2008. Judge Ricardo Urbina declared his detention as unlawful and ordered to set him free in the United States. He was sent to Bermuda in June 2009 together with three other Uyghurs, Khalil Mamut, Huzaifa Parhat and Emam Abdulahat, on June 11, 2009.[5]
References
edit- ^ OARDEC (May 15, 2006). "List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ Delahunt, Bill; Willett, Sabin (April 2, 2009). "Innocent detainees need a home". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 2009-04-05.
- ^ 17 Innocent Uighurs Detained at Guantánamo Ask Supreme Court for Release | Center for Constitutional Rights Archived August 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ China's Uighurs trapped at Guantanamo, Asia Times, November 4, 2004
- ^ Andy Worthington (2009-06-11). "Who Are the Four Guantanamo Uighurs Sent to Bermuda?". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
External links
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- From Guantánamo to the United States: The Story of the Wrongly Imprisoned Uighurs Andy Worthington October 9, 2008
- Judge Ricardo Urbina's unclassified opinion (redacted version)
- MOTIONS/STATUS HEARING - UIGHURS CASES BEFORE THE HONORABLE RICARDO M. URBINA
- Human Rights First; Habeas Works: Federal Courts' Proven Capacity to Handle Guantánamo Cases (2010)[permanent dead link]