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| Ahmed al-Darbi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al-Darbi January 9, 1975[1] Taif, Saudi Arabia |
| Released | 2 May 2018 |
| Detained at | Guantanamo |
| Other name(s) | Abdul Aziz al-Janoubi |
| ISN | 768 |
| Charge(s) | Five war crimes, including terrorism, attacking civilians and hazarding a vessel |
| Status | Pleaded guilty[2] |
Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al-Darbi (Arabic: احمد محمد احمد هزاع الدربي) is a citizen of Saudi Arabia who was held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba from August 2002 to May 2018; in May 2018, he was transferred to Saudi Arabia's custody. He was the only detainee held at Guantanamo released during President Donald Trump's administration.[3][4]
Al-Darbi was born on January 9, 1975, in Taif, Saudi Arabia.[5] He was arrested in Azerbaijan in June 2002, renditioned by United States forces to Afghanistan, where he was held at Bagram Air Force Base, and then transferred to Guantanamo in August that year.[2]
In February 2014, al-Darbi pleaded guilty to terrorism charges before a military commission in relation to the October 2002 attack on the Limburg, a French oil tanker off Yemen. By the time of the attack, al-Darbi was already detained at Guantanamo but was later charged with being a principal in planning the attack. He is the sixth detainee to plead guilty to charges, in part to establish a sentence and date for leaving Guantanamo.[2]
- ^ Memorandum US Department of Defense
- ^ a b c Charles Savage, "Guantánamo Detainee Pleads Guilty in 2002 Attack on Tanker Off Yemen", The New York Times, 20 February 2014, accessed 31 October 2015
- ^ Savage, Charlie (2 May 2018). "U.S. Transfers First Guantánamo Detainee Under Trump, Who Vowed to Fill It". The New York Times.
- ^ OARDEC (2006-05-15). "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.
- ^ "Ahmed Muhammed Haza al Darbi – The Guantánamo Docket". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 January 2010.