Global InformationYunis Abdurrahman Shokuri information
| Yunis Abdurrahman Shokuri | |
|---|---|
 Ahmad Abdullah al-Wazan's Guantanamo detainee assessment | |
| Born | May 4, 1968[1] Safi, Morocco |
| Released | February 2016 Morocco |
| Citizenship | Moroccan |
| Detained at | Guantanamo, Moroccan prisons |
| Other name(s) | Ahmad Abdullah al Wazan
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| ISN | 197 |
| Status | Was held in extrajudicial detention in Guantanamo for over thirteen years |
Yunis Abdurrahman Shokuri (Arabic: يونس عبد الرحمن الشقوري) is a citizen of Morocco who was held in extrajudicial detention in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[2] The Department of Defense reports his date of birth as May 4, 1968. The Department of Defense reports that he was born in Safi, Morocco.
Shokuri was repatriated to Morocco, in spite of its human rights record, when US State Department officials asserted they had diplomatic assurances that he would not be incarcerated in Morocco, after his return.[3] In fact he was held, without charge, for a further six months. The New York Times reports that, after he was finally free, he denounced the Islamic State and other radical fundamentalist Muslim militants.[3]
- ^ "JTF- GTMO Detainee Assessment" (PDF). Department of Defense. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ "List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved May 15, 2006.
- ^ a b "Moroccan Freed From Guantanamo Slams IS, Reflects on Torture". New York Times. February 16, 2016. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
Still, Younis remained at the U.S. base in Cuba until September last year, caught up in international legal wrangling, and upon his arrival in Morocco he was immediately detained without any charges or detailed explanation of why.