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Omar Rajab Amin is a Kuwaiti who was captured and detained at the United States Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, in Cuba.

Amin graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1992.

Combatant Status Review Tribunal

Amin agreed to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.

allegations

The allegations against Amin were:

a The detainee is an al Qaida and/or Taliban supporter:

1. The detainee traveled from Kuwait, through the United Arab Emirates to Bahrain, to Iran, and finally to Kabul, Afghanistan on 2 October 01.
2. The detainee is a member of the non-governmental organization, (NGO) Kuwaiti Joint Relief Committee.
3. The Kuwaiti Joint Relief Committee is suspected of providing funding and travel document for mujahidin. Possible links to al-Qaida.
4. The detainee admits raising $10,000 (USD) and transporting it to Afghanistan.
5. The detainee admitted fleeing with others due to the “opposition”, (Northern Alliance) taking over the city.
6. The detainee was listed on a document recovered in safehouse raids associated with suspected al Qaida in Karachi Pakistan.
7. During the raid on the Karachi safehouses; armed gunmen fought with police; firearms and grenades were seized; and police and security forces were injured by gunfire.
8. The detainee was listed on a document as being a member of the Mujahidin Brigade in Bosnia.

References

1. documents (.pdf) from Omar Rajab Amin's Combatant Status Review Tribunal
2. U.S. justice found wanting in Gitmo detainees cases, Al Jazeera, April 9 2005

External links

• ORAL ARGUMENT SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 2, 2002 Nos. 02-5251, 02-5284 ..., ACLU

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