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 Presiding Officer: That's what I have read in the Hadith. You decided to join jihad in Ramadan in 1421, is that correct?

Detainee (through translator): Yes, but I do not remember the exact date; it was either 1421 or 1422,

Presiding Officer: I understand. Even if you do not remember the year, do you remember where you were at that Ramadan when you decided to join the jihad?

Detainee (through translator): In Riyadh.

Presiding Officer: Who was with you in that Ramadan, were you with your family?

Detainee (through translator): Yes.

Presiding Officer: When was the last time you saw your family?

Detainee (through translator): That was the last time I saw my family.

Presiding Officer: Did you discuss the decision to go on jihad with your family?

Detainee (through translator): Yes.

Presiding Officer: What did they say?

Detainee (through translator): They did not favor the idea. There is no father who would sacrifice his son.

Presiding Officer: Your father was against it?

Detainee (through translator): Yes.

Presiding Officer: How about the uncle who was the father of the cousin that was with you?

Detainee (through translator): My uncle shared the same opinion as my father.

Presiding Officer: Did you tell them you were actually going or did you just go?

Detainee (through translator): They did not like the idea.

Presiding Officer: So you went against your father's wishes. It seems to me that was disrespectful to your family. How did you decide to do it anyway?