Ali Hamza Ahmed Suleiman Al Bahlul

Who is Ali Hamza Ahmed Suleiman Al Bahlul?

Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul is a Yemeni citizen who has been held as an enemy combatant since 2002 in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camp. He boycotted the Guantanamo Military Commissions, arguing that there was no legal basis for the military tribunals to judge him.

He was convicted in November 2008 of performing media relations for the Saudi Osama bin Laden, the founder of Al-Qaeda, and sentenced to life imprisonment, after a jury of nine military officers deliberated for less than an hour.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit overturned his conviction on January 25, 2013. The court ruled that the charges of which he was convicted were not recognized war crimes at the time he was accused of committing them.