Tuesday, July 10, 2007

US ARMY ABDUCTS HUMANITARIAN

I greet you in the international greeting of peace: Assalaamualaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaatuh
Because there are not enough words to pay tribute to this gentle-giant, I will keep this short. Your attention and conscience is solicited to do what it takes to bring about a steady and speedy release of a brother who, amongst other things, would break his sleep in the middle of the night to help a homeless, stranded person; a brother who would go out of his way for a stranger seeking nothing other than that stranger's welfare. Since his nature encompassed simplicity and sincerity of purpose without the seeking fame or recognition I've probably said what he would have preferred to have left unknown.
Your du'aat are sought and along with that, your effort to bring about an awareness and ultimately his release- Bi Idhn Allah
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POSTAL ADDRESS
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PRETORIA 0001
Republic of South Africa

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US army abducted SA man - report

June 09 2007 at 03:49PM

A Johannesburg man studying in Syria is reported to have been secretly abducted by American soldiers and moved to Ethiopia.

Abdul Hamid Moosa, 41, of Robertsham had been in regular contact with his family since moving to Damascus to study in September 2005. But their last contact with him was on December 29 last year.

Last Friday, Claire Gutteridge, a British human rights worker, contacted the family to allege that Moosa was being held without trial in Addis Ababa. The family was sceptical but a call from a Swedish Muslim, Munir Awad, convinced them.

Awad had apparently shared a cell with Moosa before being released after pressure from the Swedish government and Gutteridge's organisation, Reprieve.

Awad claimed the men were being held without trial in Addis Ababa, and that the authorities didn't have any facts to support their indefinite detention.

It was alleged that women, including Awad's pregnant wife, were regularly abused by prison guards and that the male prisoners were tortured.

The family has contacted Foreign Affairs as well as attorney Zehir Omar, who is also representing the family of Khalid Rashid, who was reportedly transported in a charted private jet from Waterkloof airbase in Pretoria on November 6, after American agencies suspected him of involvement in terrorist activities in Pakistan.

The Media Review Network (MRN) on Saturday urged the South African government to secure Moosa's release from the United States military base on the Horn of Africa, which is where they believe he is being kept.

According to MRN chairperson Iqbal Jassat, a report by Reprieve said that Moosa was a victim of "enforced disappearance - abduction or arrest with the connivance of the US government and the host state".

"This lends credence to our suspicion that 'Guantanamo- style' detention camps exist in some north and east African countries," he said. - Michael Schmidt and Sapa

    • This article was originally published on page 2 of The Star on June 09, 2007

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