# Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Mohammed Abd Al Al Qadir

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UNCLASSIFIED
Department of Defense Office for the Administrative Review of the Detention of Enemy Combatants at US Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
7 March 2005
| From: | Presiding Officer |
| To: | Al Qadir, Mohammed Abd Al |
| Via: | Assisting Military Officer |
| Subject: | Unclassified Summary of Evidence for Administrative Review Board in the case of Al Qadir, Mohammed Abd Al |
| 1. | An Administrative Review Board will be convened to review your case to determine if your continued detention is necessary. |
| 2. | The Administrative Review Board will conduct a comprehensive review of all reasonably available and relevant information regarding your case. At the conclusion of this review the Board will make a recommendation to: (1) release you to your home state or to a third state; (2) transfer you to your home state, or a third state, with conditions agreed upon by the United States and your home state, or the third state; or (3) continue your detention under United States control. |
| 3. | The following primary factors favor continued detention: |
| | a.Commitment 1. Originally from Algeria, the detainee stated that he entered Afghanistan in June 2001 after residing in London, United Kingdom. 2. The detainee's route of travel took him through Islamabad and Peshawar, Pakistan and then on to Jalalabad, Afghanistan. 3. The detainee fled Jalalabad, Afghanistan during the advance of the Northern Alliance. 4. The detainee entered Pakistan, was arrested by Pakistani authorities and was later transferred to the custody of U.S. forces. 5. The detainee stated Americans are the real terrorists. The detainee related the Americans are the ones responsible for the deaths of innocent people throughout the world. The detainee opined that the U.S. is hypocritical because although the United States talks about the terrorist actions of Usama Bin Laden, our actions have killed more people than all other terrorist groups combined. b.Training 1. Detainee served for the Algerian military for 20 months, during this time he trained on the Kalishnikov (AK-47) and served as a mechanic. 2. The detainee was identified by a highly placed al Qaida operative as having trained at the Khalden Camp and as having resided at a guesthouse in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. 3. The detainee also admitted that he had been trained at the Khalden Camp. 4. Khalden Camp's basic military training program was an accelerated version of that given at al Faruq. The six month program included training in light weapons, heavy weapons, explosives, and topography and tactical courses c.Connection/Associations 1. The detainee is a member of the Jemaah Islamiah Muqatilah which is closely connected to the Salafist Group for Call and Combat. 2. The Salafist Group for Call and Combat is an Algerian terrorist group operating primarily throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East, but with known ties to al Qaida. 3. While in England, the detainee attended the following mosques: Layton Mosque, Finsbury Park Mosque, Dar al Riaya Mosque, Brixton Mosque/Islamic Center, and White Chapel. 4. The Finsbury Park Mosque has previously been associated with an Islamic Fundamentalists gathering in which a number of semor Muslim leaders have given presentations praising Usama ((Bin Laden)) and justifying the 11 September 2001 attacks on the United States. |
| 4. | The following primary factors favor release or transfer: |
| | a. The detainee made a sworn verbal statement as assisted by his personal representative. In his verbal statement, the detainee denied telling investigators that he was a member of al Qaida or training in the Khalden training camp. b. The Detainee stated that he left London to immigrate to Afghanistan to find a wife, make money, and get stable somewhere. c. When asked what type of employment he would seek if released, the detainee stated he is not sure, but opined that he may attempt to find work as a mechanic. |
| 5. | You will be afforded a meaningful opportunity to be heard and to present information to the Board; this includes an opportunity to be physically present at the proceeding. The Assisting Military Officer (AMO) will assist you in reviewing all relevant and reasonably available unclassified information regarding your case. The AMO is not an advocate for or against continued detention, nor may the AMO form a confidential relationship with you or represent you in any other matter. |