Aziz Abdul Naji

Who is Aziz Abdul Naji?

Abdul Aziz Naji is an Algerian citizen who was held without charges in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 744. American intelligence analysts report that he was born on May 4, 1975, in Batna, Algeria.

Naji arrived at Guantanamo on August 5, 2002, and was repatriated to Algeria, against his will, in July 2010.

The Obama administration transferred Abdul Aziz Naji to Algeria in July 2010 against his will. Naji argued that he would face a high risk to be tortured in Algeria when he would be forced to returned to this country but he lost his case before the Supreme Court. Human Rights Watch has heavily criticized the Obama administration for their decision.

On July 25, 2010, he was indicted by the government of Algeria and placed under judicial supervision though it is not known what he had been charged with or what the supervision entailed.