Combatant Status Review Tribunal Abdul Majid Muhammed

1 combatant status review tribunal

1.1 summary of evidence memo
1.2 transcript
1.3 tribunal documents
1.4 conclusions

combatant status review tribunal

combatant status review tribunals held in 3 x 6 meter trailer. captive sat hands cuffed , feet shackled bolt in floor. 3 chairs reserved members of press, 37 of 574 tribunals observed.

initially bush administration asserted withhold protections of geneva conventions captives war on terror. policy challenged before judicial branch. critics argued united states not evade obligation conduct competent tribunals determine whether captives are, or not, entitled protections of prisoner of war status.

subsequently, department of defense instituted combatant status review tribunals. tribunals, however, not authorized determine whether captives lawful combatants—rather merely empowered make recommendation whether captive had been correctly determined match bush administration s definition of enemy combatant.

summary of evidence memo

a summary of evidence memo prepared abdul majid muhammed s combatant status review tribunal, on 3 december 2004.

the detainee member of taliban.




transcript

muhammed chose participate in combatant status review tribunal. tribunal convened on december 10, 2004.

tribunal documents

lieutenant commander peter c. bradford, 1 of officers judge advocate general s corps tasked serve legal advisor csr tribunals, wrote legal sufficiency review, dated february 5, 2005. status considered 12th panel of officers sitting on combatant status review tribunal. president of tribunal colonel in united states marine corps reserve. jag officer lieutenant colonel in united states army. third member lieutenant colonel in united states air force.

conclusions

abdul majid mujahid csr tribunal concluded had been determined have been enemy combatant:

in particular, tribunal finds detainee part of, or supporting, hezb-e-islami gulbuddin (hig) group, associated force engaged in hostilities against united states , allies, more discussed in enclosures.