Mohammad al-Shumrani

Born on February 1, 1975 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Mohammad Al Rahman Al Shumrani is a citizen of Saudi Arabia, held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, in Cuba. Al Shumrani's Guantanamo detainee ID number is 195.

A relief worker living in Afghanistan, al-Shumrani was arrested in 2001.

'''a. The detainee is associated with al Qaida and the Taliban:

1. the detainee left Saudi Arabia for Bahrain on 15 June 2001.
2. The detainee wanted to fight in Chechnya, but was told he would need military training that could best be obtained in Afghanistan.
3. The detainee stated he attended a [...] training camp.
4. One of the detainee's known aliases was on a list of captured al Qaida members that was discovered on a computer hard drive associated with a senior al Qaida member .

'''b. The detainee partipated in military operations against the coalition.

1. The detainee stated that while he was fighting in Afghanistan, he tried to see Usama Bin Laden.
2. The detainee was trained in the use of Kalishnikov rifle and hand grenades.
3. The detainee was given AbOUT two weeks training very close to the front.
4. The detainee stated while at the front, he carried a Kalishnikov rifle with three 30-round magazines and a few grenades.
5. The detainee operated a hand held two-way radio, which he used to request additional supplies (Tora Bora area).
6. The detainee spent about five months at the front lines.
7. The detainee stated that when he departed Tora Bora, he and his fellow fighters surrendered their weapons to the local tribes and walked across the border.

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Al Shumrani chose not to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal. But he did dictate a statement to his Personal Representative:

''"I, Mohammad Bin Adbul Rahman Al Shamrani, detainee in Cuba, No. 195. I tell you I don’t believe in the American Justice Department and your Supreme Court. So judge me the way you like. I’m looking forward for God to judge between me and you."

Muhammad Abd Al-Rahman Al-Shumrant v. George W. Bush

A writ of habeas corpus was submitted on Muhammad Abd Al-Rahman Al-Shumrant's behalf. US District Court Judge Rosemary Collyer considered his case. In response, on 10 January 2006 the Department of Defense released 16 pages of unclassified documents related to his Combatant Status Review Tribunal. Tribunal panel 15 confirmed his "enemy combatant" status on 18 October 2004.

On June 10 2006 three captives died -- authorities said it was [...]. Authorities suspected that the alleged suicides were coordinated through the captives' habeas attorneys. Camp authorities responded by seizing all the captives' papers, including all their habeas papers.

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 captives to access the US Federal Court system. And all previous Guantanamo captives' habeas petitions were eligible to be re-instated. The judges considering the captives' habeas petitions would be considering whether the evidence used to compile the allegations the men and boys were enemy combatants justified a classification of "enemy combatant".

Status report

On 18 July 2008 Martha Rayner filed a "Status report for petitioners Mohammed Al-Shimrani (ISN 195) and Sanad Al-Kazimi (ISN 1453)".

First annual Administrative Review Board

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Mohammad Al Rahman Al Shumrani Administrative Review Board, on 26 October 2005. The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.

Second annual Administrative Review Board

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Muhammad Abd Al Rahman Al Shumrant Administrative Review Board, on 25 September 2006. The memo listed factors for and against his continued detention.

2008 election

Following the inauguration of Barack Obama on January 20 2009, al-Shumrani's uncle Ali was interviewed by the Associated Press to give his feelings on the closure of Guantanamo Bay.