The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of
Fahed Abdullah Ahmad Ghazi, Samir Naji al-Hasan Muqbil, Adham Mohamed Ali Awad,
Mukhtar Yahya Naji al-Warafi, Abu Bakr Ibn Muhammad al-Ahdal, Muhammad Salih
Husayn al-Shaykh, Muhammad Said Salim Bin Salman, Said Muhammad Salih Hatim,
Umar Said Salim al-Dini, and Fahmi Abdallah Ahmad Ubadi al-Tulaqi from the
detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of Oman.
As directed by the president's Jan. 22, 2009, executive
order, the interagency Guantanamo Review Task Force conducted a comprehensive
review of these cases. As a result of those reviews, which examined a number of
factors, including security issues, Ghazi, Muqbil, Awad, al-Warafi, al-Ahdal,
al-Shaykh, Salman, Hatim, al-Dini, and al-Tulaqi were unanimously approved for
transfer by the six departments and agencies comprising the task force.
In accordance with statutory requirements, the secretary of
defense informed Congress of the United States' intent to transfer these
individuals and of the secretary's determination that these transfers meet the
statutory standard.
The United States is grateful to the Government of Oman for
its humanitarian gesture and willingness to support ongoing U.S. efforts to
close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The United States coordinated with
the Government of Oman to ensure these transfers took place consistent with
appropriate security and humane treatment measures.
Today, 93 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay.
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