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Uyghur refugee
Abdullah Abdulqadirakhun Born (1979-06-18 ) June 18, 1979 (age 45)
Xinjiang , ChinaDetained at
Guantanamo Other name(s) Jalal Jalaldin
ISN 285 Charge(s) No charge (unlawfully detained) Status Released
Abdullah Abdulqadirakhun is a
Uyghur refugee, who was held for more than seven years in
Guantanamo Bay detention camps , in
Cuba .
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The
Department of Defense reports that Abdulqadirakhum was born on June 18, 1979, in
Xinjiang , China and assigned him the
Internment Serial Number 285.
Abdulqadirakhun was one of the 22
Uyghurs held in Guantanamo . It was later learned that he was innocent of the claims against him.
[2]
[3]
[4]
He won his
habeas corpus in 2008. Judge
Ricardo Urbina declared his detention as unlawful and ordered to set him free in the
United States . He was sent to
Bermuda in June 2009 together with three other Uyghurs,
Khalil Mamut , Huzaifa Parhat and Emam Abdulahat, on June 11, 2009.
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References
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OARDEC (May 15, 2006).
"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 .
Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-29 .
^ Delahunt, Bill; Willett, Sabin (April 2, 2009).
"Innocent detainees need a home" . The Boston Globe .
Archived from the original on 2009-04-05.
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17 Innocent Uighurs Detained at Guantánamo Ask Supreme Court for Release | Center for Constitutional Rights
Archived August 26, 2010, at the
Wayback Machine
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China's Uighurs trapped at Guantanamo ,
Asia Times , November 4, 2004
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Andy Worthington (2009-06-11).
"Who Are the Four Guantanamo Uighurs Sent to Bermuda?" . Huffington Post.
Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2009-06-11 .
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