CSRT Summary of Evidence memo for Taj Mohammed

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COMBATANT STATUS REVIEW BOARD

To:	Personal Representative
From:	OIC, CSRT (12 November 2004)
Subject:	Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal [ (b)(6) ]

1.

Under the provisions of the Secretary of the Navy Memorandum, dated 29 July 2004, Implementation of Combatant Status Review Tribunal Procedures for Enemy Combatants Detained at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base Cuba, a Tribunal has been appointed to review the detainee's designation as an enemy combatant.

2.

An enemy combatant has been defined as "an individual who was part of or supporting the Taliban or al Qaida forces, or associated forces that are engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners. This included any person who committed a belligerent act or has directly supported hostilities in aid of enemy armed forces."

3.

The United States Government has previously determined that the detainee is an enemy combatant. This determination is based on information possessed by the United States that indicates that he is associated with forces that are engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners.

a.

The detainee is associated with forces that are engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners.

1.	The detainee is a member of the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba group.
2.	The Lashkar-e-Tayyiba is listed in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Terrorist Organization Guide due to its ties to al-Qaida.
3.	The detainee volunteered to round up people for the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba to fight in jihad.
4.	The detainee was a soldier in the Hizb-I Islami Gulbuddin (HIG).
5.	The HIG is listed in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Terrorist Organization Reference Guide as having long-established ties to Usama Bin Ladin.
6.	The detainee is associated with members of the Taliban.
7.	The detainee was paid for the attack on an American military base.

4.

The detainee has the opportunity to contest his designation as an enemy combatant. The Tribunal will endeavor to arrange for the presence of any reasonably available witnesses or evidence that the detainee desires to call or introduce to prove that he is not an enemy combatant. The Tribunal President will determine the reasonable availability of availability of evidence or witnesses.

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Exhibit R-1