Dawut Abdurehim
Guantanamo Bay detainee
Dawut Abdurehim (Uyghur: داۋۇت ئابدۇرېھىم, born 1974) is a Uyghur refugee best known for the more than seven years he spent in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.
Abdulrehim is one of 22 Uyghurs who have been held in Guantanamo for many years despite it becoming clear early on that they were innocent.
He won his habeas corpus in 2008. Judge Ricardo Urbina declared his detention as unlawful and ordered that he be set free in the United States. He was sent to Palau in October 2009.
Early life
American intelligence analysts estimate Abdurehim was born in 1974 in Ghulja, Xinjiang, China.
Capture
After fleeing Afghanistan, Abdurehim was turned over to Pakistani authorities.
Detention
American intelligence analysts assigned Abdurehim the Internment Serial Number 289.
Combatant Status Review
Abdurehim was among the 60% of prisoners who chose to participate in tribunal hearings. A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for the tribunal of each detainee.
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