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| '''Benyam (Benjamin) Mohammed al Habashi''' (also ] as '''Binyam Mohammed''') (b. 1979) is an ]n national who is detained in ] prison. In ], Mohammed sought asylum in the ]. | |||
| '''Benyam (Benjamin) Mohammed''' (also ] as '''Binyam Mohammed''') is an alleged victim of ]. He was born in ] and came to the ] at age 15, where he became a devout ]. In June 2001, he travelled to Afghanistan, where he is suspected of training in a paramilitary camp. After ], he went to ], where it is claimed by ] authorities that he became involved with terrorist plots. He was arrested in Karachi and entered a "]" run by US and UK intelligence agents. He has spent time in prisons in ], ], ], and ]. Mohammed claims that while in Morocco, interrogators tortured him by using scalpels to cut his chest and penis. | |||
| In June 2001, Mohammed travelled to ]. The reasons for the trip are in dispute. ] and ] authorities contend that Mohammed trained in a ] ] camp. Mohammed's supporters contend that the trip was for innocent purposes. After ], he went to ]. On ], ], Mohammed was arrested at the ] airport by ]i authorities as a suspected ] | |||
| Mohammed's lawyer, ], reports that Mohammed was a participant in an extensive ] that occurred in June and July of 2005. Smith says Mohammed is one of the detainees who has restarted fasting in August 2005. | |||
| The course of Mohammed's incarceration is factually disputed. His supporters contend that entered a "]" run by US and UK intelligence agents. Before his transfer to ], Mohammed states that he was incarcerated in prisons in prisons in ], ] and ], and that while in Morocco, interrogators tortured him by using scalpels to cut his chest and penis. | |||
| Mohammed is represented by ], who states that Mohammed participated in hunger strikes at Guantanamo. | |||
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| * ''The Guardian'', ], 2005, | * ''The Guardian'', ], 2005, | ||
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| * ''The Guardian'', ], 2005, | |||
| *, ], August 27, 2005 | |||
| *, ], August 30, 2005 | |||
| *, ], October 9, 2005 | |||
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Revision as of 14:59, 17 October 2005
Benyam (Benjamin) Mohammed al Habashi (also transliterated as Binyam Mohammed) (b. 1979) is an Ethiopian national who is detained in Guantanamo Bay prison. In 1994, Mohammed sought asylum in the UK.
In June 2001, Mohammed travelled to Afghanistan. The reasons for the trip are in dispute. UK and U.S authorities contend that Mohammed trained in a paramilitary Al-Qaeda camp. Mohammed's supporters contend that the trip was for innocent purposes. After 9/11, he went to Pakistan. On April 10, 2002, Mohammed was arrested at the Karachi airport by Pakistani authorities as a suspected terrorist
The course of Mohammed's incarceration is factually disputed. His supporters contend that entered a "ghost prison system" run by US and UK intelligence agents. Before his transfer to Guantanamo Bay, Mohammed states that he was incarcerated in prisons in prisons in Pakistan, Morocco and Afghanistan, and that while in Morocco, interrogators tortured him by using scalpels to cut his chest and penis.
Mohammed is represented by Clive Stafford Smith, who states that Mohammed participated in hunger strikes at Guantanamo.
External links
- 'One of them made cuts in my penis. I was in agony' The Guardian, July 2, 2005,
- Amnesty International Fact Sheet on Benyam Mohammed