AL-HELA et al v. BUSH et al
Filing
485
Pursuant to 483 the Court's Notice of Filing docketed on January 28, 2019, unclassified version of the MEMORANDUM OPINION denying the petitioner's petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 1/28/2019. (lcrcl1)
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Petitioner Abdulsalam Ali Abdulratunan al�Hela is challenging the legality of his
detention at the United States Naval Base in Guantanamo, Cuba. Al-Hela was captured in
September 2002 and the government has detained him at Guantanamo since 2004. The
government contends that aJ-Hela's detention is lawful under the 2001 Allthorization for Use of
Military Force (AUMF). Authorization for Use of Military Force, Pub. L No. l 07-40, 115 Stat.
224 (2001) [hereinafter AUMF]. The AUMF authorizes the President to detain individuals who
were part of or substantially supported the Taliban, al Qaeda, or associated forces that are
engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners.
Al-Hela argues that his detention is not lawful under the AUMF because he did not join
al Qaeda or any other terrorist group, and did not support any such groups. He contends £hat he
was a highly respected businessman, tribal leader, and officer involved in the Yemeni
Government's program to deport non,Yemeni Arab veterans of the Afghan�Soviet War who
were living in Yemen. Al-Hela also asserts that the A UMF can no longer provide a basis for
detention and that his prolonged deteution violates the Due Process Clause.
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAFiJc.d with Classified
ABDULSALAM ALI ABDULRAHMAN
AL-flELA,
Petitioner,
OONAL0J. TRUMP eta/.,
Respondents.
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Case No. 0S-cv�0I048(RCL)
MEMORANDUM OPINION
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
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