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This memo was released in February of 2005.[1]
The allegations this detainee faced were:
- a. The detainee is associated with al Qaida:
- The detainee is associated with a known al Qaida facilitator..
- ############, alias #### is the apparent leader of the Algerian cell and has a direct link to Usama Bin Laden.
- '############ made phone calls to #######, a senior aid to Usama Bin Laden, who was in charge of screening recruits for al Qaida training camps in Afghanistan.
- The detainee and ############# were arrested on suspicion of being linked with international terrorism.
- The detainee had charges filed against him by the Bosnia-Herzegovina govt for International Terrorism.
- The detainee was arrested in October 01 under suspicion of planning to attack the American Embassy in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
- The detainee advocated attacking U.S. forces and supported the Fatwa issued by Usama Bin Laden.
- The detainee is a member of the Algerian Armed Islamic Group and attempted to assume leadership in the organization in November 2000.
- The Algerian Armed Islamic Group is listed as a terrorist organization in the United States Department of Homeland Security Terrorist Organization Reference Guide.
- The detainee applied for a visa in Sarajevo for travel to Afghanistan on 27 September 2001.
- The detainee was jailed in lated 1997, for robbing a U.S. Citizen.
References
[edit]- ↑ CSRT Summary of Evidence memoranda (.pdf) released in February 2005, Combatant Status Review Tribunals - September 23 2004 - page 95