El Banna v. Bush
El Banna v. Bush, No. 1:04-cv-01144, is a writ of habeas corpus that was submitted on behalf of the Guantanamo captives Jamil al-Banna, Bisher Al Rawi and Martin Mubanga. They were United Kingdom citizens or residents.
George Brent Mickum was the lead counsel in this petition.
- Lead petitioner in the case.
- Not "captured on the battlefield". Apprehended in Gambia, while on a business trip with his friend Bisher Al-Rawi.
- Was first held and interrogated in a CIA safe house in Gambia—not in the detention of the Gambian justice system.
- Returned to Britain in 2007.
906 Bisher Al-Rawi - Not "captured on the battlefield". Apprehended in Gambia, while on a business trip with his friend Jamil el-Banna.
- Was first held and interrogated in a CIA safe house in Gambia—not in the detention of the Gambian justice system.
- Original arrest was nominally due to carrying a battery charger in his luggage.
- Pressure for the United Kingdom to insist on his return mounted when it became public that he was an MI-5 informant who was betrayed by his MI-5 handlers.
10007 Martin Mubanga - A joint citizen of Zambia and the United Kingdom.
- Captured in Zambia, not "captured on the battlefield".