Mohamedou Ould Slahi
| Mohamedou Ould Slahi | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
December 31, 1970 Rosso, Mauritania |
| Detained at |
Jordan Bagram Guantánamo |
| Alternate name | Mohammedou Ould Salahi, kunya: Abu Musab |
| ISN | 760 |
| Status | Released on October 17, 2016. |
| Occupation | Telecommunications Engineer |
Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Arabic: محمدو ولد الصلاحي) (born December 31, 1970) is a Mauritanian who was detained at Guantánamo Bay detention camp without charge from 2002 until his release on October 17, 2016.
Slahi wrote a memoir while imprisoned in 2005, which the U.S. government declassified in 2012 with numerous redactions. The memoir was published as Guantánamo Diary in January 2015 and became an international bestseller. Slahi is the first detainee to publish a memoir while imprisoned.
He was being held under the authority of Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), September 14, 2001, alleged by the U.S. government to be part of al Qaeda at the time of his arrest in November 2001. He had been prohibited from receiving a copy of his published book.
Slahi traveled to Afghanistan in December 1990 "to support the mujahideen." At that time, the mujahideen in Afghanistan were attempting to topple the communist government of Mohammad Najibullah. The United States also supported the mujahideen against Najibullah. Slahi trained in an al Qaeda camp and swore bayat to the organization in March 1991. He returned to Germany soon after, but traveled back to Afghanistan for two months in early 1992. Slahi states that, after leaving Afghanistan that time, that he "severed all ties with ... al-Qaeda." The U.S. government maintains that Slahi "recruited for al-Qaeda and provided it with other support" since then.
Slahi turned himself in to Mauritanian authorities for questioning about the Millennium Plot on November 20, 2001. He was detained for seven days and questioned by Mauritanian officers and by agents of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The CIA rendered him to a Jordanian prison, where he was held for eight months. Slahi states that he was tortured by the Jordanians. After being flown to Afghanistan and held for two weeks, he was transferred to military custody and the Guantánamo Bay detention camp in Cuba on August 4, 2002.
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