Al Rabia was an executive with Kuwait's national airline before his wrongful arrest and extradition. He had studied in the United States, and described himself as an America-phile. He is also a philanthropist, along with members of his family, and they regularly followed-up to observed in person the charitable enterprises they donated to. He had routinely made preliminary and follow-up field trips to check on projects they had donated to. In 2001, he described traveling to Afghanistan, for charitable purposes.
In September 2009, Al Rabia's habeas corpus petition concluded, and US District Court Judge ordered that he be released "forthwith". That release occurred on December 9, 2009. Al Rabiah's lawyers called on President Barack Obama to apologise on behalf of the United States and provide "appropriate compensation" to al Rabiah for his ordeal.[4]
On August 12, 2009, Fouad Al Rabia's Defense Counsel, Lieutenant Commander Kevin Bogucki asserted his clearance for travel to Kuwait was being withheld.[6]
All charges were dropped in 2009.
Fouad al Rabia's weightedit
The documents published when charges were proposed against Fouad al Rabia included the weights recorded by the camp's medical staff.[7]
Tortureedit
CNN published an article based on interviews with Fouad and other former Guantanamo captives, entitled "Former Guantanamo inmates tell of confessions under 'torture'".[8] Al Rabiah told Jenifer Fenton he was tortured by his initial Northern Alliance captors, tortured in the Kandahar detention facility, tortured in the Bagram Collection Point, and tortured in Guantanamo. He told her he had been interrogated over 200 times, including "lots and lots of torture". Al Rabiah showed Fenton a copy of a two-page letter found in Tora Bora that he was tortured into confessing he wrote. The letter's author wrote that he and his son Abdullah lead an attack in Afghanistan in 1991. However, while Al Rabiah's son is named Abdullah, he was only one year old in 1991.
Al Rabiah told Fenton he started to confess to all his interrogators accusations after he was asked "Would you like to go home a drug addict?"[8] He told Fenton that he regarded this as one of the threats, that triggered his false confessions.
Repatriationedit
On May 12, 2007, the Kuwait Times reported that Kuwait and the USA concluded negotiations regarding the repatriation of the remaining Kuwaiti captives.[9]
Immediate releaseedit
Mr. al Rabiah can never reclaim the eight years he lost at Guantanamo Bay - and the United States must not simply turn and forget.
On September 17, 2009, US District Court JudgeColleen Kollar-Kotelly ordered that Al Rabia could no longer be detained under the Authorization for the Use of Military Force and ordered the government to release him from detention at Guantanamo Bay [10] He was repatriated on December 9, 2009. The U.S. Department of Justice announced that he had been transferred from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the control of the government of Kuwait. The transfer was carried out under an arrangement between the United States and the government of Kuwait. The United States would continue to consult with the government of Kuwait regarding Al Rabia.
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^Sketches of Guantanamo Detainees-Part II, The Guardian, March 15, 2006
^OARDEC (2006-05-15). "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 2007-09-29.
^ ab"Detainee freed after eight years at Guantanamo". Television New Zealand. December 10, 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
^Carol Rosenberg (2008-10-22). "Pentagon accuses 2 Kuwaitis of war crimes". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on October 23, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
^ Jeremy Pelofsky (2009-08-13). . Reuters. Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
^ "Pentagon documents on Fouad al Rabia" (PDF). Department of Defense. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
^ ab Jenifer Fenton (2011-10-28). . CNN. Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2011-10-29. He showed more of the evidence used against him. The U.S. government had accused Al Rabiah of providing material support to al Qaeda and the Taliban. Al Rabiah was interrogated, by his own count, more than 200 times. He says he was tortured: "Lots and lots of torture." He confessed to any and everything his interrogators said about him.
^ B Izzak (May 12, 2007). . Kuwait Times. Archived from the original on May 18, 2011. Retrieved 2007-05-14.
^Carol Rosenberg (2009-09-17). "Judge: Free Kuwaiti engineer at Guantánamo". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on 2009-09-19.
External linksedit
Judges Question Evidence On Guantanamo Detainees NPR - April 28, 2011
Kuwaiti engineer released from Guantanamo: Judge's ruling points up systemic problems with coerced 'evidence'
Pentagon drops Kuwaiti's war crimes case
Barack Obama means change – except on torture
Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruling (PDF)
December 15, 2023
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Fouad Mahmoud al Rabiah born June 24 1959 is a Kuwaiti who was held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps in Cuba 2 from May 2002 to December 2009 Al Rabia s Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 551 3 Fouad Mahmoud al RabiahBorn 1959 06 24 June 24 1959 age 64 1 Kuwait City KuwaitDetained at GuantanamoOther name s Fouad Mahoud Hasan Al RabiaISN551Charge s All charges dropped in 2009StatusWon his habeas corpus released after 8 yearsAl Rabia was an executive with Kuwait s national airline before his wrongful arrest and extradition He had studied in the United States and described himself as an America phile He is also a philanthropist along with members of his family and they regularly followed up to observed in person the charitable enterprises they donated to He had routinely made preliminary and follow up field trips to check on projects they had donated to In 2001 he described traveling to Afghanistan for charitable purposes Al Rabia was to face charges in 2008 before a Guantanamo military commission but all charges were dropped in 2009 In September 2009 Al Rabia s habeas corpus petition concluded and US District Court Judge ordered that he be released forthwith That release occurred on December 9 2009 Al Rabiah s lawyers called on President Barack Obama to apologise on behalf of the United States and provide appropriate compensation to al Rabiah for his ordeal 4 Contents 1 Guantanamo military commission 2 Fouad al Rabia s weight 3 Torture 4 Repatriation 5 Immediate release 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksGuantanamo military commission editOn October 22 2008 the Office of Military Commissions filed charges against Fouad Al Rabia and Fayiz Al Kandari 5 On August 12 2009 Fouad Al Rabia s Defense Counsel Lieutenant Commander Kevin Bogucki asserted his clearance for travel to Kuwait was being withheld 6 All charges were dropped in 2009 Fouad al Rabia s weight editThe documents published when charges were proposed against Fouad al Rabia included the weights recorded by the camp s medical staff 7 Torture editCNN published an article based on interviews with Fouad and other former Guantanamo captives entitled Former Guantanamo inmates tell of confessions under torture 8 Al Rabiah told Jenifer Fenton he was tortured by his initial Northern Alliance captors tortured in the Kandahar detention facility tortured in the Bagram Collection Point and tortured in Guantanamo He told her he had been interrogated over 200 times including lots and lots of torture Al Rabiah showed Fenton a copy of a two page letter found in Tora Bora that he was tortured into confessing he wrote The letter s author wrote that he and his son Abdullah lead an attack in Afghanistan in 1991 However while Al Rabiah s son is named Abdullah he was only one year old in 1991 Al Rabiah told Fenton he started to confess to all his interrogators accusations after he was asked Would you like to go home a drug addict 8 He told Fenton that he regarded this as one of the threats that triggered his false confessions Repatriation editOn May 12 2007 the Kuwait Times reported that Kuwait and the USA concluded negotiations regarding the repatriation of the remaining Kuwaiti captives 9 Immediate release editMr al Rabiah can never reclaim the eight years he lost at Guantanamo Bay and the United States must not simply turn and forget His lawyer David Cynamon 4 On September 17 2009 US District Court Judge Colleen Kollar Kotelly ordered that Al Rabia could no longer be detained under the Authorization for the Use of Military Force and ordered the government to release him from detention at Guantanamo Bay 10 He was repatriated on December 9 2009 The U S Department of Justice announced that he had been transferred from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the control of the government of Kuwait The transfer was carried out under an arrangement between the United States and the government of Kuwait The United States would continue to consult with the government of Kuwait regarding Al Rabia See also editSleep deprivationReferences edit JTF GTMO Detainee Assessment PDF nyt com Retrieved 14 July 2023 Sketches of Guantanamo Detainees Part II The Guardian March 15 2006 OARDEC 2006 05 15 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 2007 09 29 a b Detainee freed after eight years at Guantanamo Television New Zealand December 10 2009 Retrieved September 30 2011 Carol Rosenberg 2008 10 22 Pentagon accuses 2 Kuwaitis of war crimes Miami Herald Archived from the original on October 23 2008 Retrieved 2008 10 22 Jeremy Pelofsky 2009 08 13 Lawyer U S hampers bid to clear Guantanamo detainee Reuters Archived from the original on 2009 08 14 Retrieved 2009 08 13 Pentagon documents on Fouad al Rabia PDF Department of Defense Archived from the original PDF on 2009 03 01 Retrieved 2008 12 18 a b Jenifer Fenton 2011 10 28 Former Guantanamo inmates tell of confessions under torture CNN Archived from the original on 2012 01 15 Retrieved 2011 10 29 He showed more of the evidence used against him The U S government had accused Al Rabiah of providing material support to al Qaeda and the Taliban Al Rabiah was interrogated by his own count more than 200 times He says he was tortured Lots and lots of torture He confessed to any and everything his interrogators said about him B Izzak May 12 2007 US to free last Kuwaiti Guantanamo detainees Kuwait Times Archived from the original on May 18 2011 Retrieved 2007 05 14 Carol Rosenberg 2009 09 17 Judge Free Kuwaiti engineer at Guantanamo Miami Herald Archived from the original on 2009 09 19 External links editJudges Question Evidence On Guantanamo Detainees NPR April 28 2011 Royal jet sent to bring Kuwaiti home from Guantanamo permanent dead link Emotional welcome home for Guantanamo detainee Innocent Guantanamo Torture Victim Fouad al Rabiah Is Released in Kuwait Kuwaiti 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