El Banna v. Bush

El Banna v. Bush, No. 1:04-cv-01144, is a writ of habeas corpus that was submitted on behalf of Guantanamo captive Jamil al-Banna, Bisher Al Rawi and Martin Mubanga.[1][2][3][4][5][6] They were also United Kingdom citizens, or residents.

El Banna v. Bush
CourtUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia
Full case nameJamil El Banna, et al. v. George W. Bush, et al.
Docket nos.1:04-cv-01144
Case history
Related action(s)Boumediene v. Bush, 553 U.S. 723 (2008)
Court membership
Judge(s) sittingRichard W. Roberts

George Brent Mickum was the lead counsel in this petition.[7]

cases amalgamated with El Banna v. Bush[8]
isnnamenotes
905Jamil El-Banna
  • Lead petitioner in the case.
  • Not "captured on the battlefield". Apprehended in Gambia, while on a business trip with his friend Bisher Al-Rawi.
  • Was first held and interrogated in a CIA safe house in Gambia—not in the detention of the Gambian justice system.
  • Returned to Britain in 2007.
906Bisher Al-Rawi
  • Not "captured on the battlefield". Apprehended in Gambia, while on a business trip with his friend Jamil el-Banna.
  • Was first held and interrogated in a CIA safe house in Gambia—not in the detention of the Gambian justice system.
  • Original arrest was nominally due to carrying a battery charger in his luggage.
  • Pressure for the United Kingdom to insist on his return mounted when it became public that he was an MI-5 informant who was betrayed by his MI-5 handlers.
10007Martin Mubanga
  • A joint citizen of Zambia and the United Kingdom.
  • Captured in Zambia, not "captured on the battlefield".

Eligible to seek relief

On 3 July 2008 US District Court Judge Thomas F. Hogan listed this habeas petition on a list where former captives were eligible to seek relief.[9]

References
  1. Christopher Story (2007). The New Underworld Order: Triumph of Criminalism the Global Hegemony of Masonic Intelligence. Stranger Journalism. p. 543. ISBN 9781899798056.
  2. Jonathan Hafetz (2012). Habeas Corpus After 9/11: Confronting America's New Global Detention System. NYU Press. p. 34. ISBN 9780814724408. Retrieved 2016-06-13. Two British residents, Bisher al-Rawi and Jamil el-Banna, were arrested in the Gambia, where they had traveled on business to set up a mobile peanut-processing plant, before they were taken to Guantánamo based on their alleged association with Abu Qatada, a radical Islamic cleric from England.
  3. "probono_El-Banna_Merits_Brief_Final.pdf" (PDF). pp. 81–136. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
  4. James R. Crisfield (18 October 2004). "Abdul Latif El Banna v. George W. Bush -- 04-CV-1144 (RWR)" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
  5. "Bisher Amin Khalil Al Rawi v. George W. Bush -- 04-CV-1144" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. 25 September 2004. pp. 5–134. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
  6. George Brent Mickum IV (2008-07-14). "Guantanamo Bay Detainee Litigation: Doc 57 -- Petitioner's status report" (PDF). United States Department of Justice. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  7. "Lead Petitioners' Counsel in Guantanamo Habeas Cases" (PDF). Center for Constitutional Rights. January 8, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 18, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  8. "RESPONDENTS' RESPONSE TO COURT'S AUGUST 7, 2006 ORDER" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. August 15, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-27. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
  9. Thomas Hogan (2009-07-03). "Petitioners seeking habeas corpus relief in relation to prior detentions at Guantanamo Bay". United States Department of Justice. Archived from the original on 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
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