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{{Infobox War on Terror detainee | {{Infobox War on Terror detainee | ||
| name = Martin Mubanga | | name = Martin Mubanga | ||
| image = Martin Mubanga | | image = Martin Mubanga.jpg | ||
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|08|24}} | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|08|24}} | ||
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| accessdate=2007-09-29 | | accessdate=2007-09-29 | ||
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==Early life== | |||
Mubanga's family moved to the UK in the 1970s. He is a former motorcycle courier and was raised as a Catholic before converting to Islam in his 20s.<ref name=telegraph>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/8136068/Guantanamo-Bay-prisoners-profiles-of-the-seven-men-who-have-won-compensation-from-Britain.html Guantánamo Bay prisoners: profiles of the seven men who have won compensation from Britain], The Telegraph, 16 November 2010</ref> | |||
==Release from Guantánamo== | |||
In January 2005, when American authorities transferred him to UK custody, after a brief interrogation British officials determined there were no grounds to charge Mubanga with any crimes, and he was released. | In January 2005, when American authorities transferred him to UK custody, after a brief interrogation British officials determined there were no grounds to charge Mubanga with any crimes, and he was released. | ||
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The CSRTs are not bound by the rules of evidence that would apply in court, and the government’s evidence is presumed to be “genuine and accurate.”<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RS22173.pdf |title=Detainees at Guantanamo Bay: Report for Congress |publisher=Congressional Research Service |first=Jennifer K. |last=Elsea |authorlink=Jennifer K. Elsea |date=July 20, 2005 |accessdate=2007-11-10 |format=PDF}}</ref> | The CSRTs are not bound by the rules of evidence that would apply in court, and the government’s evidence is presumed to be “genuine and accurate.”<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RS22173.pdf |title=Detainees at Guantanamo Bay: Report for Congress |publisher=Congressional Research Service |first=Jennifer K. |last=Elsea |authorlink=Jennifer K. Elsea |date=July 20, 2005 |accessdate=2007-11-10 |format=PDF}}</ref> | ||
From July 2004 through March 2005, a CSRT was convened to make a determination whether each captive had been correctly classified as an "enemy combatant". Martin Mubanga was among the two-thirds of prisoners who chose to participate in their tribunals.<ref>OARDEC, [http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/index_CSRT_detainees_testimony.pdf Index to Transcripts of Detainee Testimony and Documents Submitted by Detainees at Combatant Status Review Tribunals Held at Guantanamo Between July 2004 and March 2005], September 4, 2007</ref> | From July 2004 through March 2005, a CSRT was convened to make a determination whether each captive had been correctly classified as an "enemy combatant". Martin Mubanga was among the two-thirds of prisoners who chose to participate in their tribunals.<ref>OARDEC, [http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt_arb/index_CSRT_detainees_testimony.pdf Index to Transcripts of Detainee Testimony and Documents Submitted by Detainees at Combatant Status Review Tribunals Held at Guantanamo Between July 2004 and March 2005], September 4, 2007</ref> | ||
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==Complaints against the US== | ==Complaints against the US== | ||
[[File:Trailer where CSR Tribunals were held.jpg|thumb|left|The trailer where CSRTs were convened.]] | |||
Mubanga has described being the subject of brutal and abusive treatment during his incarceration and interrogation while in US custody. | Mubanga has described being the subject of brutal and abusive treatment during his incarceration and interrogation while in US custody. | ||
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==Related videos== | ==Related videos== | ||
{{columns-list|2| | {{columns-list|2| | ||
*{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPBG3Kr34ws|420|| 2006: Martin Mubanga Guantanamo Testimony|frame}} | |||
*{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji1C33df3Ts|420|| 1 May 2008: Martin Mubanga Ex Guantanamo prisoner welcomes al Hajj release|frame}} | *{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji1C33df3Ts|420|| 1 May 2008: Martin Mubanga Ex Guantanamo prisoner welcomes al Hajj release|frame}} | ||
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