El Banna v. Bush

El Banna v. Bush, No. 1:04-cv-01144, is a writ of habeas corpus that was submitted on behalf of the Guantanamo captives Jamil al-Banna, Bisher Al Rawi and Martin Mubanga. - -  -  -  -  They were United Kingdom citizens or residents.

George Brent Mickum was the lead counsel in this petition.


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! ISN !! Name !! Notes
 * + Cases amalgamated with El Banna v. Bush
 * 905 || Jamil El-Banna ||
 * Lead petitioner in the case.
 * Not "captured on the battlefield". Apprehended in Gambia, while on a business trip with his friend Bisher Al-Rawi.
 * Was first held and interrogated in a CIA safe house in Gambia — not in the detention of the Gambian justice system.
 * Returned to Britain in 2007.
 * 906 || Bisher Al-Rawi ||
 * Not "captured on the battlefield". Apprehended in Gambia, while on a business trip with his friend Jamil el-Banna.
 * Was first held and interrogated in a CIA safe house in Gambia — not in the detention of the Gambian justice system.
 * Original arrest was nominally due to carrying a battery charger in his luggage.
 * Pressure for the United Kingdom to insist on his return mounted when it became public that he was an MI-5 informant who was betrayed by his MI-5 handlers.
 * 10007 || Martin Mubanga ||
 * A joint citizen of Zambia and the United Kingdom.
 * Captured in Zambia, not "captured on the battlefield".
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 * A joint citizen of Zambia and the United Kingdom.
 * Captured in Zambia, not "captured on the battlefield".
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Eligible to seek relief
On 3 July 2008, US District Court Judge Thomas F. Hogan listed this habeas petition on a list where former captives were eligible to seek relief.