Guantánamo Periodic Review Guide | Miami Herald

DETAINEES ELIGIBLE FOR REVIEW

In March 2011, President Barack Obama ordered the Pentagon to set up annual review boards for those captives not yet cleared for release, and not charged with a crime at the detention center at Guantánamo Bay. Here is the status of that effort as of March 23, 2018.

1. Good To Go

Two cleared for release through the Periodic Review Board process, with security guarantees. Above, Algerian Sufiyan Barhoumi, who wants to open a pizza parlor in Algiers.

NAME	CITIZEN	CLEARED	ARRIVED	ISN
Abdul Latif Nasser	Morocco	07/11/16	05/03/02	244
Sufiyan Barhoumi (T)	Algeria	08/09/16	06/18/02	694

KEY: ISN=internment serial number; *=looked at more than once by the Periodic Review Board; T=designated by 2009 Guantánamo Review Task Force as possible trial candidate.

2. Precleared, No Review

Three captives were cleared by a 2009-2010 task force for release with security arrangements, and don’t need their cases heard by the Periodic Review Board. Above, Muideen Adeen al Sattar, whose citizenship is not known. A leaked 2008 prison profile says he was born in Dubai, the UAE, and has been thought to be a citizen of Pakistan, Burma and the UAE, although apparently none claimed him.

NAME	CLEARED	CITIZEN	ARRIVED	ISN
Ridah Bin Saleh al Yazidi	By 01/22/10	Tunisia	1/11/02	38
Muideen Adeen al Sattar	By 01/22/10	unknown	2/09/02	309
Tawfiq al Bihani	By 01/22/10	Yemen	2/06/03	893

3. Forever Prisoners

Twenty-six captives have gone before the Periodic Review Board and were evaluated to be too dangerous to release. Thirteen of them were at one time considered candidates for trial, but were never charged. Above, Moath al Alwi, whose military advocate protested a glitch at his hearing, and was given a do-ever hearing then again denied release on Dec. 21, 2016.

NAME	CITIZEN	HEARING DECISION	ARRIVED	ISN	LATEST REVIEW
Uthman Abdul Rahim Mohammed Uthman	Yemen	05/26/16	01/16/02	27	04/24/18
Moath al Alwi	Yemen	10/26/15	01/16/02	28	07/11/17
Mohammed al Qahtani (T)	Saudi	07/18/16	02/13/02	63	02/22/17
Khalid Ahmad Qasim	Yemen	03/06/15	05/01/02	242	02/21/18
Suhayl Abdul Anam al Sharabi (T)	Yemen	03/31/16	05/05/02	569	01/24/18
Ghassan al Sharbi (T)	Saudi	07/27/16	06/19/02	682	01/25/17
Abdul Razak Ali (T)	Algeria	07/06/16	06/19/02	685	02/03/17
Ismael Ali Faraj al Bakush	Libya	08/15/16	08/05/02	708	02/08/17
Hani Saleh Rashid Abdullah (called Said Nashir)	Yemen	11/21/16	10/28/02	841	01/24/18^
Omar Mohammed Ali al-Rammah	Yemen	08/22/16	05/09/03	1017	02/09/17^
Saifullah Paracha (T)	Pakistan	04/07/16	09/19/04	1094	09/27/17^
Sanad Ali Yislam al Kazimi	Yemen	06/09/16	09/19/04	1453	06/13/17
Hassan bin Attash (T)	Yemen	10/11/16	09/19/04	1456	05/095/18
Abdu Ali al Hajj Sharqawi (T)	Yemen	04/14/16	09/19/04	1457	03/30/17
Abdul Rahim Gulam Rabbani (T)	Pakistan	08/08/16	09/19/04	1460	02/27/18
Mohammed Ahmed Rabbani (T)	Pakistan	10/03/16	09/19/04	1461	05/09/18
Abdulsalam al Hela	Yemen	06/22/16	09/19/04	1463	01/24/18^
Haroon al Afghani	Afghan	07/14/16	06/22/07	3148	10/25/17^
Zayn al Abdeen al Hussein (T)	Palestine	09/22/16	09/04/06	10016	01/24/18^
Mustafa Abu Faraj al Libi (T)	Libya	09/16/16	09/04/06	10017	04/04/17
Riduan “Hambali” Isomuddin (T)	Indonesia	09/19/16	09/04/06	10019	10/25/17^
Mohd Farik Bin Amin (T)	Malaysia	09/15/16	09/04/06	10021	10/25/17^
Mohammed Bashir bin Lap (T)	Malaysia	09/15/16	09/04/06	10022	10/25/17^
Hassan Guleed	Somalia	09/29/16	09/04/06	10023	05/09/18
Abdul Malik	Kenya	06/09/16	03/23/07	10025	06/08/17
Muhammed Rahim al Afghani	Afghanistan	09/19/16	03/14/08	10029	09/27/17^

KEY: T=Designated by 2009 Guantánamo Review Task Force as possible trial candidate.

^Awaits results of review

4. Cleared And Gone

Thirty-six captives have been cleared through the Periodic Review Board Process and released. Above, Mohamedou Ould Slahi, once considered a candidate for prosecution, was repatriated to Mauritania on Oct. 17, 2016.

NAME	CITIZEN	RELEASED	CLEARED	ARRIVED	ISN
Fawzi al Odah (FP)	Kuwait	Repatriated 11/15/14	07/14/15	02/13/02	232
Mohammed al Zahrani (FP)	Saudi	Repatriated 11/21/14	10/03/14	08/05/02	713
Abdul Rahman Shalabi (FP)	Saudi	Repatriated 9/22/15	06/15/15	01/11/02	42
Ali Ahmad al-Razihi (FP)	Yemen	To UAE 11/15/15	04/23/14	01/11/02	45
Fayez al Kandari * (FP)	Kuwait	Repatriated 1/8/16	09/08/15	05/01/02	552
Muhammed al Shamrani * (FP)	Saudi	Repatriated 1/11/16	11/11/15	01/16/02	195
Tariq el Sawah (T)	Egypt	To Bosnia 1/21/16	02/12/15	05/06/02	535
Omar Khalif (FP)	Libya	To Senegal 4/3/16	08/20/15	08/05/02	695
Mashur al Sabri (FP)	Yemen	To Saudi 4/16/16	04/17/15	05/01/02	324
Abdel Malik Wahab al Rahabi * (FP)	Yemen	To Montenegro 6/22/16	12/05/14	01/11/02	37
Mansoor Abdul Rahman al Dayfi (FP)	Yemen	To Serbia 6/09/16	10/28/15	02/09/02	441
Mahmud al Mujahid (FP)	Yemen	To UAE 8/14/16	11/20/13	01/11/02	31
Saeed Ahmed Sarem Jarabh (FP)	Yemen	To UAE 8/14/16	03/05/15	02/11/02	235
Mohammed Kamin (T)	Afghanistan	To UAE 8/14/16	09/28/15	09/19/04	1045
Zahir Omar Hamis bin Hamdoun (FP)	Yemen	To UAE 8/14/16	01/12/16	05/05/02	576
Haji Hamdullah (FP)	Afghanistan	To UAE 8/14/16	02/11/16	11/21/03	1119
Majid Mahmud Abdu Ahmed (FP)	Yemen	To UAE 8/14/16	02/18/16	01/16/02	41
Ayub Murshid Ali Salih (FP)	Yemen	To UAE 8/14/16	03/23/16	10/28/02	836
Obaidullah (T)	Afghanistan	To UAE 8/14/16	05/19/16	10/28/02	762
Bashir Nasir Ali al-Marwalah (FP)	Yemen	To UAE 8/14/16	05/31/16	10/28/02	837
Mohamedou Ould Slahi (T)	Mauritania	Repatriated 10/17/16	07/14/16	08/05/02	760
Shawqi Awad Balzuhair (FP)	Yemen	To Cape Verde 12/03/16	07/11/16	10/28/02	838
Salem Ahmad bin Kanad * (FP)	Yemen	To Saudi 1/4/17	05/05/16	01/20/02	131
Mohammed Abu Ghanem (FP)	Yemen	To Saudi 1/4/17	07/06/16	01/11/02	44
Ghaleb Nassar al Bihani	Yemen	To Oman 1/15/17	05/15/14	06/20/02	128
Mustafa al Shamiri	Yemen	To Oman 1/15/17	01/12/16	06/12/02	434
Bostan Karim	Afghanistan	To Oman 1/15/17	06/02/16	03/06/03	975
Abdul Zahir (T)	Afghanistan	To Oman 1/15/17	07/11/16	10/27/02	753
Musab Omar Ali al Madhwani	Yemen	To Oman 1/15/17	07/28/16	10/28/02	839
Hayl Aziz al Maythali	Yemen	To Oman 1/15/17	08/01/16	10/28/02	840
Salman Yahya Hassan Mohammed Rabei’i *	Yemen	To Oman 1/15/17	12/01/16	06/01/02	508
Muhammed al Ansi *	Yemen	To Oman 1/15/17	12/09/16	01/16/02	29
Ravil Mingazov (T)	Russia	To UAE 1/19/17	07/21/16	10/18/02	702
Haji Wali Muhammad	Afghanistan	To UAE 1/19/17	09/26/16	05/00/02	560
Jabran Qahtani (T)	Saudi	Repatriated 1/19/17	10/25/16	08/05/02	696
Yassin Qasim Mohammed Ismail Qasim *	Yemen	To UAE 1/19/17	12/08/16	01/05/02	522

KEY: FP=once considered an indefinite detainee, or Forever Prisoner; T=once considered for possible trial.

*=looked at more than once by board.

NO PERIODIC REVIEW DETAINEES

Some Guantánamo detainees didn’t get or are not entitled to board review. Here is a breakdown of their three categories:

1. Gone Without Review

Seven of the original forever prisoners left without Periodic Review Board consideration. In 2009-10 a federal task force designated 48 indefinite detainees deemed ineligible for trial but too dangerous to release and entitled to periodic review. Two died before the board was ever set up and five were traded for the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Above, Mullah Norullah Noori, one of those traded without review.

NAME	CITIZEN	RELEASED	SENT TO	WHY	ISN
Abdul Haq Wasiq	Afghanistan	05/31/14	Qatar	Bergdahl swap	4
Mullah Norullah Noori	Afghanistan	05/31/14	Qatar	Bergdahl swap	6
Mullah Mohammed Fazl	Afghanistan	05/31/14	Qatar	Bergdahl swap	7
Mohammed Nabi	Afghanistan	05/31/14	Qatar	Bergdahl swap	832
Khairullah Khairkhwa	Afghanistan	05/31/14	Qatar	Bergdahl swap	579
Haji Nassim aka Inayatullah	Afghanistan	05/18/11	Afghanistan	Died	10028
Awal Gul	Afghanistan	02/01/11	Afghanistan	Died	782

2. Charged, No Review

Nine captives are charged at the war court and are not entitled to go before the Periodic Review Board. Above, Pakistani citizen Majid Khan, who was educated in suburban Baltimore and pleaded guilty to being a courier of money used in an al-Qaida affiliate’s bombing at the J.W. Marriott in Jakarta, Indonesia.

NAME	CITIZEN	CHARGED	ARRIVED	ISN
Ali Hamza al Bahlul	Yemen	11/03/08^	01/11/02	39
Majid Khan	Pakistan	02/29/12	09/04/06	10020
Khalid Sheik Mohammed	Pakistan	02/29/12	09/04/06	10024
Ammar al Baluchi	Pakistan	05/05/12	09/04/06	10018
Walid bin Attash	Yemen	05/05/12	09/04/06	10014
Ramzi bin al Shibh	Yemen	05/05/12	09/04/06	10013
Mustafa al Hawsawi	Saudi	05/05/12	09/04/06	10011
Abd al Rahim al Nashiri	Saudi	11/09/11	09/04/06	10015
Abd al Hadi al Iraqi	Iraqi	06/18/14	04/27/07	10026

KEY: ^= Convicted.

Four other captives were repatriated without Periodic Review Board hearings under military commissions plea agreements during the period when the Pentagon was setting up the Periodic Review Boards: Ibrahim al Qosi and Noor Uthman Mohammed to Sudan in July 2012 and December 2013 respectively, Omar Khadr to Canada in September 2012 and Ahmed al Darbi to Saudi Arabia