Abu Bakker Qassim
| Abu Bakker Qassim | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 13, 1969 Ghulja, Xinjiang, China |
| Detained at | Guantanamo |
| ISN | 283 |
| Charge(s) | No charge (held in extrajudicial detention) |
| Status | Determined not to have been an enemy combatant after all. Transferred to an Albanian refugee camp. |
Abu Bakker Qassim (born May 13, 1969) is a Uyghur from China's western frontier, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region who was held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 283.
After being classified as "no longer enemy combatant" by the Combatant Status Review Tribunal he continued to be held in Cuba, in Camp Iguana until he was released and transferred to Albania. On September 17, 2006, he published an op-ed on The New York Times to ask the American lawmakers and people not to eliminate habeas corpus.