Mohammed Ahmad Said Al Edah Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal 06 October 2004

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UNCLASSIFIED

Combatant Status Review Board

TO: Personal Representative

FROM: OIC, CSRT (06 October 2004)

Subject: Summary of Evidence for Combatant Status Review Tribunal


 * 1) Under the provisions of the Secretary of the Navy Memorandum, dated 29 July 2004, Implementation afCombatant Status Review Tribunal Procedures for Enemy Combatants Detained at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base Cuba, a Tribunal has been appointed to review the detainee's designation as an enemy combatant.
 * 2) An enemy combatant has been defined as "an individual who was part of or supporting the Taliban or at Qaida forces, or associated forces that are engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners. This includes any person who committed a belligerent act or has directly supported hostilities in aid of enemy armed forces."
 * 3) The United States Government has previously determined that the detainee is an enemy combatant. This determination is based on information possessed by the United States that indicates that he is associated with forces that are engaged in hostilities against the United States and its coalition partners. The detainee is associated with forces that are engaged in hostilities against the United States and its coalition partners:
 * 4) The detainee traveled to Afghanistan in July 2001.
 * 5) The detainee traveled from Kandahar to Khost, Afghanistan on a bus filled with wounded Taliban soldiers.
 * 6) The detainee helped with the needs of the wounded Taliban soldiers during the bus trip.
 * 7) The detainee was present in Kabul, during the U.S. air campaign there.
 * 8) The detainee was arrested by Pakistani authorities, in Pakistan.
 * 9) At the time of his capture, the detainee was in the possession of a Casio watch, model A 159W (silver version of the F-91 W).
 * 10) This model has been used in bombings that have been linked to al Qaida and radical Islamic terrorist improvised explosive devices.
 * 11) The detainee has the opportunity to contest his designation as an enemy combatant. The Tribunal will endeavor to arrange for the presence of any reasonably available witnesses or evidence that the detainee desires to call or introduce to prove that he is not an enemy combatant. The Tribunal President will determine the reasonable availability of evidence or witnesses.

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Exhibit 8-1