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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
06RIYADH5220	2006-07-02 13:28	2011-08-30 01:44	CONFIDENTIAL	Embassy Riyadh

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RUEHYN/AMEMBASSY SANAA 1426
RUEHRH/CHUSMTM RIYADH SA
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RUCNFB/FBI WASHINGTON DC
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RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
RUEORYQ/OPM-SANG RIYADH SA
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC
RHEHAAA/WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON DC

C O N F I D E N T I A L RIYADH 005220 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/02/2016 
TAGS: KISL KPAO PGOV PREL KAWC MOPS PTER SA XF
SUBJECT: 14 GUANTANAMO DETAINEES TRANSFERED TO SAUDI 
AUTHORITY 
 
REF: A. STATE 96345 
     ¶B. RIYADH 4919 
 
Classified By: Ambassador James C. Oberwetter for reasons 1.4 (b) and ( 
d). 
 
¶1. (C)  Summary and Comment:  On June 25, 14 Guantanamo 
detainees were transferred to Saudi authority, including a 
non-Saudi citizen, Ahmad Sadik Turkestani.  The Ministry of 
Interior (MOI) has told EmbOffs that all of the detainees 
will be further incarcerated in the Kingdom until the SAG 
rules they are eligible for release and reintegration into 
society.  The detainees arrived in the Kingdom in the middle 
of the night with no media fanfare or public demonstrations. 
However, the Saudi public continues to question the cause of 
death of the three detainees that committed suicide, and some 
5,000 people attended the funeral in Medina of one of the 
deceased Saudis.  End Summary and Comment. 
 
¶2.  (C)  On June 25, late at night, 14 Guantanamo detainees 
arrived in Saudi Arabia via a Ministry of Interior (MOI) 
chartered Saudi Arabian Airlines 747 jet.  The MOI has told 
EmbOffs that all of the transferees will be detained in the 
Kingdom until the SAG judges they are ready to be released 
and reintegrated into society.  The SAG officially views 
terrorists as "deviants" who have strayed from the true path 
of Islam, and the MOI attempts to reform such individuals 
through consultations with right-minded clerics.  Upon 
release, "reformed" terrorists are often provided with a 
government-provided stipend, job-training and other 
educational opportunities to help re-establish their lives 
The MOI has indicated that the former Guantanamo detainees 
will be treated in the same manner -- incarceration, 
counseling, and, if appropriate, release and reintegration 
into society. 
 
¶3.  (C)  The 14 detainees included one non-Saudi citizen, 
Ahmad Sadik Turkestani, who was born and raised in the Saudi 
city of Taif, where all of his family live.  The SAG had 
initially refused to allow Turkestani to return to the 
Kingdom because he was not a citizen.  However, after 
consultations with senior level USG officials, the SAG 
relented, and allowed Turkestani to return.  Although the USG 
had determined that Turkestani was "no longer an enemy 
combatant" and we did not request his incarceration in the 
Kingdom, the MOI intends to detain him indefinitely. 
 
¶4.  (C)  Comment:  The June 25 transfer of detainees occurred 
the week after the repatriation of remains of the two Saudis 
who committed suicide at Guantanamo, and nearly two months 
after the previous transfer of 15 Saudis.  The SAG has taken 
measures to minimize a hostile public reaction, and MOI has 
coordinated all of the arrivals into the Kingdom to take 
place in the middle of the night with no media or fanfare. 
The families of the transferred detainees have been notified 
individually and the press coverage has not incited a mass 
public outcry.  However, the Saudi public remains suspicious 
of the cause of death of the three detainees that committed 
suicide, and the Saudi media reported that approximately 
5,000 people attended the funeral in Medina of Yasser 
al-Zahrani (Septel).  End Comment. 
 
¶5.  (U)   The 14 transferred detainees are: 
AL HAWSAWI, Musa Abed - ISN 058 
NUR, Yusef Khalil Abdallah - ISN 073 
ATABY, Mohammed Surur Dakhilallah - ISN 096 
GHETAN, Abdul - ISN 132 
BA'AWDA, Ali Ahmad Salih Ba'Awda - ISN 184 
AL KHATAMI, Saleh - ISN 191 
AL RAHMAN, Abd Al Aziz Abd Al Baddah - ISN 264 
Al HARBI, Tariq Salah Husan - ISN 265 
AL GHANAMI, Abdullah Muhammed - ISN 266 
AL NASIR, Ibrahim Muhammed Ibrahim - ISN 271 
AL BEDNA, Saad - ISN 337 
AL WASSIM, Hussim - ISN 338 
QA ID, Rashid Abd Al Muslih Qa Id Al - ISN 344 
TURKISTANI, Sadik Ahmad - ISN 491 
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