US embassy cable - 05COLOMBO1353

C O N F I D E N T I A L COLOMBO 001353 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR S/WCI AND SA 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/02/2015 
TAGS: PTER, KAWC, PREL, MV, Maldives, Human Rights 
SUBJECT: FORMER GUANTANAMO DETAINEE REQUESTS LOST DOCUMENTS 
 
REF: (A) COLOMBO 0850 (B) STATE 139288 
 
Classified By: Ambassador Jeffrey J. Lunstead for reason 1.5 (d). 
 
 1. (U) Maldivian national Ibrahim Fauzee, detained 
in Pakistan in May 2002, was returned to Maldives 
from Guantanamo on March 12, 2005 after it was 
determined that he had no connection to terrorism 
and posed no threat to the US.  Maldivian 
Government passed a request from Mr. Fauzee for 
return of his passport and educational 
certificates, which he states were seized when he 
was detained in Pakistan.  Post relayed this 
request in ref a on May 5. We have received no 
reply. 
 
2. (U) Post has now received letter from Human 
Rights Commission of Maldives.  Fauzee had 
requested the HRC's assistance in obtaining his 
"passport, marriage certificate, educational 
certificates, birth certificate etc." 
 
3. (C) Post would appreciate receiving information 
on this request.  The desirable outcome would be 
to return Mr. Fauzee's documents.  If documents 
cannot be found, we should at least inform Mr. 
Fauzee of that situation.  Our efforts to give 
national leaders and opinion makers in the 
Maldives a "better understanding of the military 
necessity and security rationale for US 
detainee operations" so they can "make this 
case to their own constituencies" (ref b)will 
be strengthened if we can provide some definitive 
information on this case. 
LUNSTEAD