NOTIFICATION OF RETURN OF NON-ENEMY COMBATANT

C O N F I D E N T I A L SANAA 001331

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/18/2015
TAGS: MOPS PREL PHUM PREF PINR KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
SUBJECT: NOTIFICATION OF RETURN OF NON-ENEMY COMBATANT

REF: A. STATE 90491


B. STATE 80698

C. STATE 88745

Classified By: Ambassador Thomas Krajeski for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).


1. (C) On May 18 Ambassador delivered Combatant Status Review
Tribunal (CSRT) notification to Foreign Minister Abubakr
al-Qirbi regarding the release of a Yemeni detainee from GTMO
(ref A). Ambassador asked Qirbi to confirm the ROYG's
willingness to accept this individual, as well as other
Yemeni nationals who are determined to no longer be a threat
to U.S. national security by the CSRT process.


2. (C) Ambassador told the FM that upon release from GTMO,
Yemeni nationals determined to be non-enemy combatants, would
no longer be under USG control and that any decision on
further detention or prosecution would be solely up to the
ROYG. Ambassador also asked whether or not the ROYG would
detain such individuals upon their return and stressed that
they should be treated humanely. Qirbi accepted the
information without immediate comment. Post will follow-up
with the MFA to obtain a formal reply to this demarche.


3. (C) Ambassador also delivered ref B and C notification of
Combatant Status Review Tribunal decisions to continued
detention of listed detainees. As in the past, the FM
accepted the lists without comment.
Krajeski