Jamil el-Banna
Palestinian-Jordanian held by the US 2002–07 (born 1952)
Jamil Abdul Latif el-Banna (Arabic: جميل عبد اللطيف البنا, romanized: Jamīl ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Bannāʾ), born 28 May 1962, is a Palestinian-Jordanian with refugee status in the United Kingdom, who had been living in northwest London. He was abducted in November 2002 by the CIA from the Gambia while on a business trip, and suffered extraordinary rendition to Bagram, Afghanistan, where he was held and interrogated by the CIA until March 2003. He was transferred to military custody at Guantanamo Bay detainment camp in March 2003, and held there until 19 December 2007.
Following his release and subsequent return to the United Kingdom, Jamil el-Banna was arrested and questioned when arriving in London, on charges by a Spanish court. He was allowed bail. Spain dropped its charges in March 2008.
The United States Department of Defense reported that el-Banna was born on 28 May 1962, in Jericho, Palestine.
Early life and education
Jamil el-Banna was born in Jericho, West Bank in 1962. Soon after his birth, his family moved into Jordan, where they were housed at a refugee camp near Amman. Jamil dropped out of school at age 10, and fell into petty crime.
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