Summary of Evidence memo for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- ASASI, Salah Bin Al Hadi

by OARDEC

UNCLASSIFIED
COMBATANT STATUS REVIEW BOARD

To:	Tribunal Members
From:	OIC, CSRT (04 October 2004)
Subject:	Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- ASASI, Salah Bin Al Hadi

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 the detainee is associated with al Qaida and the Taliban, and participated in military operations against the United States and its coalition partners.

a.

The detainee is associated with al Qaida and the Taliban.

1	Orginally from Menzil Tunisia, the detainee relocated to Turin, Italy in 1997.
2	In February 2001, the detainee was recruited to fight the jihad in Afghanistan by Noor-Deen, a known al Qaida recruiter, at the Via Berreti mosque in Turin.
3	In July 2001, the detainee traveled the route provided by his recruiter from Milan, Italy to Kabul, Afghanistan, via Tehran, Iran; Mashad, Iran; and Herat Afghanistan.
4	Once in Afghanistan, the detainee sought out the Taliban and requested to be placed on the front lines.
5	The detainee received training on the AK-47 rifle from the Taliban in Jabul Sabr.
6	The detainee worked for the Tunisian Al Qaida faction in Afghanistan.

b.

The detainee participated in military operations against the United States or its coalition partners.

The detainee was assigned to a Taliban commander and deployed to Jabul Sabr, a mountain outpost north of Kabul.

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.

UNCLASSIFIED