Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal - Al Qahtani, Jabran Said Wazar

UNCLASSIFIED
COMBATANT STATUS REVIEW BOARD (sic)

30 August 2004

To:	Personal Representative
From:	OIC, CSRT
Subject:	Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -

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 he is a member of al-Qaida. He engaged in hostilities against the United States and its coalition partners.
	a. Detainee is a member of Al Qaida. Detainee traveled to Afghanistan to learn to participate in Jihad in October 2001. Detainee trained in the use of the Kalashnikov rifle and the (sic) hand grenades. Detainee stayed in an safe house owned by ABU ZUBAYDA, a known Al-Qaida operative. Detainee has stated that he is a "terrorist." b. Detainee engaged in hostilities against the United States and/or it's (sic) coalition partners. Detainee went to the battlefield to help fight the Northern Alliance. The detainee constructed two circuit boards for explosive devices intended to be used against US Military Forces.
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.