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Abdulhadi Abdallah Ibrahim al Sharakh is a citizen of Saudi Arabia held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internee Security Number is 231.

Combatant Status Review Tribunal

Combatant Status Review Tribunals ("CSTRs") are an administrative mechanism utilized by the United States military stemming from procedures used to determine whether an individual is considered a prisoner of war ("POW") during traditional conflicts. Each detainee has an opportunity to present “reasonably available” evidence and witnesses to a panel of three commissioned officers to try to demonstrate that the detainee does not meet the criteria to be designated as an “enemy combatant”. Each detainee is represented by a military officer (not a member of the Judge Advocate General Corps) and may elect to participate in the hearing or remain silent.

The CSRTs are not bound by the rules of evidence that would apply in court, and the government’s evidence is presumed to be “genuine and accurate.” The government is required to present all of its relevant evidence, including evidence that tends to negate the detainee’s designation, to the tribunal. Unclassified summaries of relevant evidence may be provided to the detainee. The detainee’s personal representative may view classified information and comment on it to the tribunal to aid in its determination but does not act as an advocate for the detainee. If the tribunal determines that the preponderance of the evidence is insufficient to support a continued designation as “enemy combatant” and its recommendation is approved through the chain of command established for that purpose, the detainee will be informed of that decision upon finalization of transportation arrangements (or earlier, if the task force commander deems it appropriate). The rules do not give a timetable for informing detainees in the event that the tribunal has decided to retain their enemy combatant designations.

Summary of Evidence memo

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Combatant Status Review Tribunal on. The one page memo listed five allegations justifying his classification as an "enemy combatant", including that:

• he trained at the al Farouq training camp;
• he participated in combat at some time in Afghanistan;
• that he fled the American aerial bombardment of Afghanistan, to the area of Tora Bora.

Writ of habeas corpus

Addulhadi Abdallah Ibrahim al Sharakh, and his brother Abd Al Razzaq Abdallah Ibrahim Al Tamini, had a writ of habeas corpus, Al Sharekh v. Bush -- 05-cv-583, filed on their behalf.

In September 2007 the Department of Justice published dossiers of unclassified documents arising from the Combatant Status Review Tribunals of 179 captives, in response to their habeas petitions. The brothers' documents were not among those the Department of Defense published.

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First annual Administrative Review Board hearing

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Abdulhadi Abdallah Ibrahim al Sharakh's first annual Administrative Review Board in 2005. The three page memo listed twenty-one "primary factors favor continued detention" and two "primary factors favor release or transfer".

Second annual Administrative Review Board hearing

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Abdulhadi Abdallah Ibrahim al Sharakh's second annual Administrative Review Board in 2005. The five page memo listed thirty-seven "primary factors favor continued detention" and six "primary factors favor release or transfer".

Repatriation

Al Sharakh was repatriated on September 5, 2007, with fifteen other Saudi captives. Al Sharakh did not have his detention reviewed in 2007, prior to his repatriation. Al Sharakh's repatriation was not the result of recommendations from his last annual review.

Abdulmohsin Al-Sharikh's most wanted status

On February 3, 2009 the Saudi Government published its fourth list of most wanted suspected terrorists. Abdulhadi and Abdulrazzaq's brother Abdulmohsin Al-Sharikh was one of the individuals listed on the new list.

Report of behavior after release

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On May 20, 2009, the New York Times reported that Department of Defense officials claimed Abdulhadi Abdallah Ibrahim al Sharakh was one of 74 former Guantanatmo captives who are '"suspected" of re-engaging in terrorist activity after their release.' The Miami Herald published a Defense Intelligence Agency document on May 27 2009 entitled "Fact sheet: Former Guantanamo Detainee Terrorism Trends". This fact sheet repeated the assertion that 74 former captives were suspected of confirmed of "reengaging in terrorism".

This fact sheet transliterated his name as "Abd al Hadi Abdallah Ibrahim al Sharikh" when it listed him as suspected of reengaging in terrorism because he was:

"Arrested in September 2008 for association with terrorist members; supporting terrorism"

References

1. "List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 2006-05-15.
2. Jennifer K. Elsea (July 20 2005). "Detainees at Guantanamo Bay: Report for Congress" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved 2007-11-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
3. OARDEC (2004-09-21). "Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal -- Al Sharakh, Abdulhadi Abdallah Ibrahim". United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
4. "Respondents' response to Court's August 7, 2006 order" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. 2006-08-15. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
5. OARDEC (2007-08-08). "Index for CSRT Records Publicly Files in Guantanamo Detainee Cases" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
6. OARDEC (2005-09-30). "Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Abdulhadi Abdallah Ibrahim al Sharakh". United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
7. OARDEC (2005-08-31). "Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Abdulhadi Abdallah Ibrahim al Sharakh". United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
8. OARDEC (2008-10-09). "Consolidated chronological listing of GTMO detainees released, transferred or deceased" (PDF). Department of Defense. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
9. OARDEC (August 10 2007). Index "Index of Transfer and Release Decision for Guantanamo Detainees from ARB Round Two". United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 2007-09-29. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
10. Mansour Al-Shihri, Khaled A-Shalahi (2009-02-07). "Names keep climbing on infamous terror list". Saudi Gazette. Retrieved 2009-02-07. mirror
11. "Recidivism". New York Times. 2009-05-20.
12. "Fact sheet: Former Guantanamo Detainee Terrorism Trends" (PDF). Defense Intelligence Agency, republished by the Miami Herald. 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2009-07-23.

• People held at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp
• Saudi Arabian extrajudicial prisoners of the United States
• 1982 births
• Living people