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'Polad Sabir Sirajov' is a citizen of Azerbaijan who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.Azerbaijani Guantanamo detainee is Baku resident Polad Sabir Sirajov, ''Today Azerbijan'', April 23 2006
According to a complete list of the names of the remaining Guantanamo detainees published on April 20 2006 Sirajov's name is spelled 'Poolad T. Tsiradzho'.
list of prisoners (.pdf), ''US Department of Defense'' Sirajov's detainee ID number is 89.
According to a second list of all the Guantanamo detainees, published on May 15 2006, Sirajov was born on May 6 1975.list of prisoners (.pdf), ''US Department of Defense'', May 15 2006
Sirajov graduated in 1992 from Turkey's Arciyaz University.Azerbaijani Guantanamo detainee is Baku resident Polad Sabir Sirajov, ''Today Azerbijan'', April 23 2006
He then worked, as a translator, for a Turkish construction company. Azerbaijani Guantanamo detainee to be handed over to Azerbaijan soon, ''Azerbijan Press Agency'', April 24 2006
According to his family Sirajov disappeared on February 16, 2001.Azerbaijani Guantanamo detainee is Baku resident Polad Sabir Sirajov, ''Today Azerbijan'', April 23 2006
They are skeptical that he voluntarily joined up with a radical group because he wasn't particularly religious. The ICRC says he was captured at Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan.
A Summary of Evidence memo was drafted for his Administrative Review Board on March 7 2005.
He was reported to have been released to the Netherlands.
Initially the Bush administration asserted that they could withhold all the protections of the Geneva Conventions to captives from the war on terror. This policy was challenged before the Judicial branch. Critics argued that the USA could not evade its obligation to conduct competent tribunals to determine whether captives are, or are not, entitled to the protections of prisoner of war status.
Subsequently the Department of Defense instituted the Combatant Status Review Tribunals. The Tribunals, however, were not authorized to determine whether the captives were ''lawful combatants'' -- rather they were merely empowered to make a recommendation as to whether the captive had previously been correctly determined to match the Bush administration's definition of an enemy combatant.
There is no record that Tsiradzho chose to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
Detainees who were determined to have been properly classified as "enemy combatants" were scheduled to have their dossier reviewed at annual Administrative Review Board hearings. The Administrative Review Boards weren't authorized to review whether a detainee qualified for POW status, and they weren't authorized to review whether a detainee should have been classified as an "enemy combatant".
They were authorized to consider whether a detainee should continue to be detained by the United States, because they continued to pose a threat -- or whether they could safely be repatriated to the custody of their home country, or whether they could be set free.
The factors for and against continuing to detain Poolad T Tsiradzho were among the 121 that the Department of Defense released on March 3 2006. Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf) of Poolad T Tsiradzho ''Administrative Review Board'' - page 28-29 - March 7 2005
:'''a. Commitment
:#''The detainee voluntarily traveled from Azerbaijan to Afghanistan to look for the Taliban, and admitted to fighting the Americans.
:#''The detainee admits to joining the Taliban as a guard, guarding food supplies.
:#''The detainee admits to being a guard in the Taliban and being issued an AKM-7.62 rifle.
:#''The detainee surrendered to Northern Alliance Forces near Mazar-E-Sharif in November 2001.
:'''b. Training
::''The detainee trained at the al Farouq training camp.
:'''c. Connections/Associations
:#''Upon arriving in Herat, Afghanistan, the detainee met with a Taliban officer who sent him to Kandahar to meet a designated individual.
:#''The designated individual was the owner of a Taliban safe house.
:#''The detainee is associated with Abd Al Iraqi.
:#''Abd Al Iraqi is an al Qaida lieutenant and veteran Afghan fighter.
:'''d. Intent
:#''Detainee stated that he saw on television that there was a war in Afghanistan. He then went to Afghanistan to study and look for the Taliban.
:#''The detainee was injured during an artillery attack by Northern Alliance Forces.
:#''The detainee stated, "I was fighting, then I was wounded. I stopped fighting the Americans and went on vacation."
::''The detainee denied having any knowledge of the attacks in the U.S. prior to their execution on September 11th, and also denied knowledge of any rumors or plans of future attacks on the U.S. or U.S. interests.
Gamat Suleyman, the head of the Baku's Abu Bakr mosque, denied reports that said Polad had been recruited through the mosque.Bin Laden's alleged aide Azeri, ''AzerNews'', March 13 2006
Suleyman said that with thousands of worshipers he didn't know all of them personally, but he denied that ''"Wahabism, which is followed by radicals, including the leader of the Al-Qaeda terror cell bin Laden, has never been propagandized at Abu Bakr."''
Rafig Aliyev, chairman of the State Committee for Work with Religious Associations, stated that 54 people had been arrested in the Mosque in the past, and that Wahabism is still promoted there.Bin Laden's alleged aide Azeri, ''AzerNews'', March 13 2006
He expressed skepticism that a sole individual could contact bin Laden, without help.
The Azeri-Press Information Agency reported on May 25 2006 that Sirajov requested that he be released to Russia, not Azerbaijan. ICRC representatives visit Azerbaijani Guantanamo detainee Polad Sirajov, ''Azeri-Press Information Agency'', May 25 2006
The Azeri-Press Information Agency quotes Elchin Behbudov of the Azerbaijan Committee Against Torture, who stated on June 1 2006, that Sirajov was receiving rehabilitation treatment in a third country. Azerbaijani accused of linking with al-Gaeda not proved to commit crime, ''Azeri-Press Information Agency'', June 1 2006
Behbudov said that Sirajov was expectected to be returned to Russia, not Azeribaijan, when his treatment was complete.
Sirajov has been reported to be on his way to the Netherlands. Azerbaijani citizen Polad Sirajov detained in Guantanamo will be handed over to Netherlands, ''Azeri-Press Information Agency'', June 20 2006 Azerbaijani Guantanamo detainee will be handed over to Netherlands, ''Today.AZ'', June 20 2006
According to a complete list of the names of the remaining Guantanamo detainees published on April 20 2006 Sirajov's name is spelled 'Poolad T. Tsiradzho'.
list of prisoners (.pdf), ''US Department of Defense'' Sirajov's detainee ID number is 89.
According to a second list of all the Guantanamo detainees, published on May 15 2006, Sirajov was born on May 6 1975.list of prisoners (.pdf), ''US Department of Defense'', May 15 2006
Background
Sirajov graduated in 1992 from Turkey's Arciyaz University.Azerbaijani Guantanamo detainee is Baku resident Polad Sabir Sirajov, ''Today Azerbijan'', April 23 2006
He then worked, as a translator, for a Turkish construction company. Azerbaijani Guantanamo detainee to be handed over to Azerbaijan soon, ''Azerbijan Press Agency'', April 24 2006
According to his family Sirajov disappeared on February 16, 2001.Azerbaijani Guantanamo detainee is Baku resident Polad Sabir Sirajov, ''Today Azerbijan'', April 23 2006
They are skeptical that he voluntarily joined up with a radical group because he wasn't particularly religious. The ICRC says he was captured at Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan.
A Summary of Evidence memo was drafted for his Administrative Review Board on March 7 2005.
He was reported to have been released to the Netherlands.
Combatant Status Review Tribunal
Initially the Bush administration asserted that they could withhold all the protections of the Geneva Conventions to captives from the war on terror. This policy was challenged before the Judicial branch. Critics argued that the USA could not evade its obligation to conduct competent tribunals to determine whether captives are, or are not, entitled to the protections of prisoner of war status.
Subsequently the Department of Defense instituted the Combatant Status Review Tribunals. The Tribunals, however, were not authorized to determine whether the captives were ''lawful combatants'' -- rather they were merely empowered to make a recommendation as to whether the captive had previously been correctly determined to match the Bush administration's definition of an enemy combatant.
There is no record that Tsiradzho chose to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
Administrative Review Board hearing
Detainees who were determined to have been properly classified as "enemy combatants" were scheduled to have their dossier reviewed at annual Administrative Review Board hearings. The Administrative Review Boards weren't authorized to review whether a detainee qualified for POW status, and they weren't authorized to review whether a detainee should have been classified as an "enemy combatant".
They were authorized to consider whether a detainee should continue to be detained by the United States, because they continued to pose a threat -- or whether they could safely be repatriated to the custody of their home country, or whether they could be set free.
The factors for and against continuing to detain Poolad T Tsiradzho were among the 121 that the Department of Defense released on March 3 2006. Factors for and against the continued detention (.pdf) of Poolad T Tsiradzho ''Administrative Review Board'' - page 28-29 - March 7 2005
''The following primary factors favor continued detention:''
:'''a. Commitment
:#''The detainee voluntarily traveled from Azerbaijan to Afghanistan to look for the Taliban, and admitted to fighting the Americans.
:#''The detainee admits to joining the Taliban as a guard, guarding food supplies.
:#''The detainee admits to being a guard in the Taliban and being issued an AKM-7.62 rifle.
:#''The detainee surrendered to Northern Alliance Forces near Mazar-E-Sharif in November 2001.
:'''b. Training
::''The detainee trained at the al Farouq training camp.
:'''c. Connections/Associations
:#''Upon arriving in Herat, Afghanistan, the detainee met with a Taliban officer who sent him to Kandahar to meet a designated individual.
:#''The designated individual was the owner of a Taliban safe house.
:#''The detainee is associated with Abd Al Iraqi.
:#''Abd Al Iraqi is an al Qaida lieutenant and veteran Afghan fighter.
:'''d. Intent
:#''Detainee stated that he saw on television that there was a war in Afghanistan. He then went to Afghanistan to study and look for the Taliban.
:#''The detainee was injured during an artillery attack by Northern Alliance Forces.
:#''The detainee stated, "I was fighting, then I was wounded. I stopped fighting the Americans and went on vacation."
''The following primary factors favor release or transfer:''
::''The detainee denied having any knowledge of the attacks in the U.S. prior to their execution on September 11th, and also denied knowledge of any rumors or plans of future attacks on the U.S. or U.S. interests.
Recruitment
Gamat Suleyman, the head of the Baku's Abu Bakr mosque, denied reports that said Polad had been recruited through the mosque.Bin Laden's alleged aide Azeri, ''AzerNews'', March 13 2006
Suleyman said that with thousands of worshipers he didn't know all of them personally, but he denied that ''"Wahabism, which is followed by radicals, including the leader of the Al-Qaeda terror cell bin Laden, has never been propagandized at Abu Bakr."''
Rafig Aliyev, chairman of the State Committee for Work with Religious Associations, stated that 54 people had been arrested in the Mosque in the past, and that Wahabism is still promoted there.Bin Laden's alleged aide Azeri, ''AzerNews'', March 13 2006
He expressed skepticism that a sole individual could contact bin Laden, without help.
Release
The Azeri-Press Information Agency reported on May 25 2006 that Sirajov requested that he be released to Russia, not Azerbaijan. ICRC representatives visit Azerbaijani Guantanamo detainee Polad Sirajov, ''Azeri-Press Information Agency'', May 25 2006
Release
The Azeri-Press Information Agency quotes Elchin Behbudov of the Azerbaijan Committee Against Torture, who stated on June 1 2006, that Sirajov was receiving rehabilitation treatment in a third country. Azerbaijani accused of linking with al-Gaeda not proved to commit crime, ''Azeri-Press Information Agency'', June 1 2006
Behbudov said that Sirajov was expectected to be returned to Russia, not Azeribaijan, when his treatment was complete.
Sirajov has been reported to be on his way to the Netherlands. Azerbaijani citizen Polad Sirajov detained in Guantanamo will be handed over to Netherlands, ''Azeri-Press Information Agency'', June 20 2006 Azerbaijani Guantanamo detainee will be handed over to Netherlands, ''Today.AZ'', June 20 2006
References
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