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S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 KUWAIT 001113 
 
NOFORN 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA/ARP, NEA/RA, S/GC FOR SASAHARA 
CENTCOM FOR PETRAEUS AND CCJ2 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/24/2024 
TAGS: PTER PREL PGOV PINR KDRG KU
SUBJECT: CASE DISMISSED, HOLIDAY FURLOUGH FOR GTMO RETURNEE 
 
REF: A. KUWAIT 1070 
     ¶B. KUWAIT 1018 
 
Classified By: Political Counselor Pete O'Donohue for reasons 1.4 b and 
 d 
 
Charges Dismissed Against Al-Mutayri 
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¶1.  (U)  MFA's Follow-Up and Coordination's desk officer 
Abdullah Al-Shirrah confirmed to poloff November 24 that 
Kuwait's Public Prosecutor had dismissed all charges the 
previous day against former GTMO detainee Khaled Al-Mutayri, 
who returned to Kuwait October 9.  The story has also 
appeared in the local press.  According to Al-Shirrah, the 
Office of the Public Prosecutor ordered Al-Mutayri's release 
after assessing that there was insufficient evidence to 
proceed to trial on the claim that he had engaged in 
activities which would harm Kuwait's relations with a 
friendly country.  (Note:  Each of the previous Kuwaiti GTMO 
returnees similarly had all charges dismissed for lack of 
compelling evidence.  End note.) 
Holiday Furlough 
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¶2.  (U) Al-Shirrah stated that Al-Mutayri was furloughed from 
his confinement at the Al-Salam Rehabilitation Center to 
spend the Eid Al-Adha holiday with family and friends.  Per 
reftels, the GOK has stated its intent to include interaction 
with family and friends as a vital component in 
rehabilitating and monitoring the GTMO detainees.  According 
to Al-Shirah, the two-week furlough with family to celebrate 
this Islamic festival is viewed by Al-Salam Center board 
members as key to assimilating Al-Mutayri back into Kuwaiti 
society.  Al-Shirah said that Al-Mutayri would continue his 
treatment at the Center subsequent to his furlough. 
 
Outpatient Rehabilitation? 
-------------------------- 
 
¶3.  (C)  Dr. Adnan Al-Shatti, psychologist and one of the 
Al-Salam Center board members who interviewed Al-Mutayri at 
GTMO and returned with him to Kuwait, told poloff 
emphatically on November 24 that though the court had 
dismissed criminal charges levied against Al-Mutayri, the 
center has the authority and will to continue confinement for 
the next 3-6 months.  Although Al-Mutayri was released 
November 23, Al-Shatti confirmed, he is not "scot free." 
Al-Mutayri was released on the recognizance of his brother 
Thamer, who is responsible for his behavior and for his 
continued assimilation into society while away from the 
center.  During this time, Al-Shatti and other board members 
will be in phone contact and will conduct or 
host visits with Al-Mutayri.  (Note:  Though Al-Shatti 
conveyed to poloff that the center has the right to enforce 
confinement for a determined period of time, it is believed 
to be in Al-Mutayri's interest to involve him in the process. 
 Should there be a public or private effort to secure 
Al-Mutayri's complete freedom, Al-Shatti assured poloff that 
the center would take administrative or medical measures to 
"delay the processes of his release."  End note.) 
 
¶4.  (C) Al-Shatti, in regular contact with Al-Mutayri, 
relayed the following details on the rehabilitation: 
 
-- Al-Mutayri, along with his family, is cooperating fully 
and understands that it is to his advantage -- and that of 
the remaining three Kuwaiti GTMO detainees -- to 
"voluntarily" stay with his prescribed treatment plan. 
 
-- Al-Mutayri is in no hurry to rejoin society, and appears 
content to slowly assimilate, starting with small doses of 
time with family.  He appears to respond well to 
trust-building measures taken by the center's staff. 
Al-Shatti believes that it is too soon to talk about 
Al-Mutayri's time in Pakistan or GTMO, or even about Islam, 
choosing instead to postpone delving into discussions that 
might prompt Al-Mutayri to become defensive or ashamed.  He 
shows no desire to depart the center permanently while he 
sorts the appropriate responses to the inevitable questions 
about his time in GTMO. 
 
-- "He is a simple person."  Al-Shatti is convinced that 
Al-Mutayri, with only an 8th grade education,  harbors no 
grand schemes or violent tendencies.  He appears to enjoy 
learning basic computer science courses at the center. 
 
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 -- "He poses no threat."  Echoing reftel comments made by 
psychiatrist Dr. Abdullah Al-Ghuloum, Al-Shatti believes 
"100%" that Al-Mutayri is harmless.  He is of the view that 
Al-Mutayri requires continued confinement, not for security, 
but to ensure a successful assimilation. 
 
¶5.  (S/NF)  GRPO will be following up with liaison to 
determine the nature of any plans to maintain physical or 
electronic surveillance of Al-Mutayri during his furlough. 
 
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visit Kuwait's Classified Website at: 
 
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Kuwa it 
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JONES