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Sheikh Khalid Mohammad Hamad Al Rashid is a Saudi Arabian citizen who was arrested on 31 October 2005, in South Africa.[1] It has been alleged that he was subjected to extraordinary rendition out of South Africa.
The Speaker of Khitab Khalid Mohammad al Hamad Al Rashid Sheikh | |
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خالد محمد حمد الراشد | |
Succeeded by | Islamic preacher |
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Born | 1970 (age 53–54) |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
Children | Abdullah Al Rashid, Khalifa Al Rashid |
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Era | Modern Era |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Movement | Deobandi |
Main interest(s) | Hadith, Fiqh, Islamic History, Political Analysis, Economics, Social Work, Deobandism, Author, Speaker, preacher |
Alma mater | |
Website | www |
The South African government stated that Rashid had been deported to Pakistan, and that the Pakistani government had confirmed his arrival there. Rashid's lawyer said that Rashid had been a member of the Taliban on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. The lawyer thought that Rashid was being questioned about al-Qaida locations, and suggested that he may have been handed over to agents of the American government.[2][3] In 2006, the advocacy organisation Cage Prisoners claimed that Rashid was being held in United States detention at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.[4] In 2007, the human rights group Amnesty International said that Rashid was in secret detention in Pakistan.[5]
References
edit- ^ Strumpf, Dan; Dawes, Nic (9 June 2006). "Khalid Rashid: Govt's cover is blown". Mail and Guardian. Johannesburg.
- ^ "SA says deportee went to Pakistan". BBC News. 9 June 2006.
- ^ Meldrum, Andrew (13 June 2006). "The vanishing point". The Guardian. London.
- ^ "Rashid reportedly at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba". SABC News. 19 June 2006. Archived from the original on 29 June 2006.
- ^ Simao, Paul (18 April 2007). "'Rendition' man in custody in Pakistan-rights group". Reuters.
External links
editMedia related to Khalid Rashid at Wikimedia Commons