Hajiakbar Abdulghupur

Hajiakbar Abdulghupur
Born 1973 (age 44–45)
Ghulja, Xingiang Province, China
Detained at Guantanamo
ISN 282
Charge(s) No charge
Status Held in Guantanamo

Hajiakbar Abdulghupur is a citizen of China, who was held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba for many years.[1]

The DoD estimates that Abdulghupur was born in 1973 in Ghulja, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.

He was one of the 22 Uighurs held in Guantanamo for many years even though it became clear early on that they were innocent.[2][3][4]

He won his habeas corpus case in 2008. Judge Ricardo Urbina declared his detention unlawful and ordered for him to be set free in the United States.

In December 2013, after having been held at Guantanamo for over eleven years, Abdulghupur was transferred to Slovakia.[5]

References

  1. ↑ OARDEC (May 15, 2006). "List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
  2. ↑ Delahunt, Bill; Willett, Sabin (April 2, 2009). "Innocent detainees need a home". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 2010-08-19.
  3. ↑ 17 Innocent Uighurs Detained at Guantánamo Ask Supreme Court for Release | Center for Constitutional Rights Archived August 19, 2010, at WebCite
  4. ↑ China's Uighurs trapped at Guantanamo, Asia Times, November 4, 2004 Archived August 1, 2009, at WebCite
  5. ↑ Savage, Charlie (December 31, 2013). "U.S. Frees Last of the Chinese Uighur Detainees From Guantánamo Bay".
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