MFA REPORT ON THREE RETURNED GUANTANAMO DETAINEES

C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 001686

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/15/2015
TAGS: PTER KAWC PHUM PINR BA
SUBJECT: MFA REPORT ON THREE RETURNED GUANTANAMO DETAINEES


Classified By: Ambassador William T. Monroe for reason 1.4 (d)

(C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a diplomatic note to
the Embassy dated November 6 with the following initial
report on the three Bahraini detainees who arrived from
Guantanamo on November 5:

Begin Text (unofficial translation):

(complimentary opening) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...
would like to notify the Embassy of the following:


1. After the Bahraini citizens Adel Kamel Abdulla Al Awadhi,
Abdulla Majid Al Noaimi, and Shaikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Bin
Mohammed Al Khalifa were returned, they were presented to the
Public Prosecutor for the necessary legal procedures.


2. After the procedures completed, the detainees were
released on bail on the condition of their residence, and
they were restricted from traveling. The detainees'
relatives were summoned and advised to watch, advise, and
guide their sons.


3. The concerned security authorities in the Kingdom are
observing the detainees since they arrived. This observation
will continue until further notice.


4. The concerned authorities in the Kingdom will rehabilitate
them psychologically and physically so that they can rejoin
society again.


5. The concerned authorities in the Kingdom will provide them
with suitable jobs to assure that they join society and are
provided with a fixed income.


6. The concerned authorities in the Kingdom and the
detainees' relatives will work to improve the detainees'
family status and keep them away from the environment they
used to be in before they were detained.

(complimentary closing)

End text.
MONROE