Samir Naji Al Hasan Moqbel

Samir Naji Al Hasan Moqbel is a citizen of Yemen, held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number is 43.The Department of Defense reports he was born on December 1, 1977, in Ta'iz, Yemen.

As of March 25, 2010, Samir Naji al Hasan Moqbel has been held at Guantanamo for eight years two months.

Combatant Status Review

Moqbel was among the 60% of prisoners who participated in the tribunal hearings.OARDEC, , September 4, 2007 A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for the tribunal of each detainee.

Moqbel's memo accused him of the following:

Transcript

The Department of Defense published a seven page summarized transcript from the unclassified session of his Tribunal.

Habeas corpus petition

A writ of habeas corpus was filed on Samir Naji Al Hasan Moqbel's behalf.

Military Commissions Act

The Military Commissions Act of 2006 mandated that Guantanamo captives were no longer entitled to access the US civil justice system, so all outstanding habeas corpus petitions were stayed.

Boumediene v. Bush

On June 12, 2008 the United States Supreme Court ruled, in Boumediene v. Bush, that the Military Commissions Act could not remove the right for Guantanamo......
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