UPDATE ON DAILY ROUTINES OF TWO GUANTANAMO

C O N F I D E N T I A L LISBON 000540 SIPDIS STATE DEPT FOR S/GC E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/15/2019 TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM PTER MARR PO SUBJECT: UPDATE ON DAILY ROUTINES OF TWO GUANTANAMO DETAINEES IN PORTUGAL REF: LISBON 530 Classified By: POL/ECON COUNSELOR RICHARD REITER, FOR 1.4B AND D. ¶1. (C/NF) Further to information provided reftel regarding the two Syrians transfered from Guantanamo to Portugal on August 28, at our request the Portuguese Immigration and Border Service (SEF),which adminsters the resettlement, has provided further details on the transferees' daily routines. ¶2. (C/NF) Khantumani and Dokhan scrupulously carry out their religious duties --daily prayers, halal diets, restrictions on contact with women-- and particularly during the Ramadan period. In addition to their daily Portuguese language studies, they are responsible for keeping the house clean where they reside (they are staying in a GOP safehouse in the Lisbon area with 24/7 government security escorts); doing their own shopping, cooking and washing their own clothes. They are provided pocket money to purchase their food and clothing items. ¶3. (C/NF) They punctually request to watch television: BBC, Al Jazeera, CNN, and wrestling programs. (The U.S. pro wrestling show "WWE" is shown twice weekly on Portuguese TV). Currently they have only six hours of Internet access per day, because their "incorrect use" damaged the computer that was provided to them (nfi). They frequently request cel phone access to contact their families, and in Khantumani's case, his "father" in Guantanamo. For more reporting from Embassy Lisbon and information about Portugal, please see our Intelink site: http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/portal:port ugal BALLARD