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An Administrative Review Board will be convened to review your case to determine if your
continued detention is necessary.
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The Administrative Review Board will conduct a comprehensive review of all reasonably
available and relevant information regarding your case. At the conclusion of this review the
Board will make a recommendation to: (1) release you to your home state; (2) transfer you to
your home state, with conditions agreed upon by the United States and your home state; or (3)
continue your detention under United States control.
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The following primary factors favor continued detention:
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Commitment
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- The detainee decided to go to Afghanistan in April 2001, at the suggestion of Mohammad Al Qadi, Imam of the Al Khair Mosque.
- Al Qadi provided the detainee a plane ticket and approximately $100 for his trip.
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Connections/Associations
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- Prior to departure, Al Qadi told the detainee that a man identified as Abdul Razzaq Mohammad would meet him at the airport in Karachi. Abdul Razzaq took the detainee to a hotel and traveled with him to Quetta, Pakistan.
- A known Yemeni at Qaida member revealed that in October 2000 Abd Al Razzaq Al Najjar (aka Abu Salih Al Yemeni) twice covered his travel expenses to Afghanistan.
- A known Saudi al Qaida member identified Abd Al Razzaq Al-Najjar (aka Abu Salih Al Yemeni) as a Yemeni who collected funds in Saudi Arabia and recruited for al Qaida.
- The detainee said he met an individual identified as Rosi Khan in Khost. Khan arranged for the detainee to stay at a room and later took the detainee to a group of thirty people leaving for Pakistan.
- Information gathered in November 2003 states that the former Taliban area commander in Kabul, Afghanistan, has formed a new hit and run group in the Zabul Province. One of the Taliban commanders in this group was Mullah Rosi Khan.
- The detainee joined the group of thirty Arabs, which was being organized by Muhammad Anis, who promised to help the detainee and others raise funds to permit their return to Yemen once the party reached Pakistan. They were all apprehended once they reached the Parachinar border checkpoint.
- Mohammed Annas is a known alias for Ali Hamza Ismail, media coordinator for Usama bin Laden. Ismail was captured along with 29 other Arabs in December 2001 by Pakistan authorities.
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Other Relevant Data
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- If allowed to return to Yemen, the detainee hopes to return to his previous job at the Ministry of Agriculture and complete his college degree . The detainee stated he has fulfilled his obligation to teach the Koran and he has no intention of pursuing any further Koranic teaching opportunities.
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The following primary factors favor release or transfer:
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The detainee denied going to fight or train in Afghanistan and said he has never fired a
weapon of any kind. He continues to say he went to Afghanistan to teach the Koran.
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The detainee denied ever receiving any military or weapons training while in Afghanistan.
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The detainee denied ever having any membership in, or ties with the Taliban or al Qaida.
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The detainee stated he only interacted with the local Afghani people while teaching the
Koran. He does not recall having any interaction with other Arabs.
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You will be afforded a meaningful opportunity to be heard and to present information to the
Board; this includes an opportunity to be physically present at the proceeding. The Assisting
Military Officer (AMO) will assist you in reviewing all relevant and reasonably available
unclassified information regarding your case . The AMO is not an advocate for or against
continued detention, nor may the AMO form a confidential relationship with you or represent
you in any other matter.
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