Yemen prosecutors seek death penalty in al Qaeda terror trial
April 18, 2006
'[JURIST] Prosecutors in Yemen are seeking the death penalty against Mohammed Hamdi al-Ahdal, the alleged number two in the Yemen sect of al-Qaeda, who is being tried for plotting terrorist attacks as part of an armed group. Ahdal is on trial with four....... [more] 
BREAKING NEWS ~ Hamdi arrives in Saudi Arabia
October 11, 2004
'AP is reporting that according to his lawyer, the plane carrying Yaser Esam Hamdi has arrived in Saudi Arabia. A US citizen captured by American forces in Afghanistan, designated an"enemy combatant", held without charge by the Defense Department for....... [more]
US-Saudi agreement on Hamdi release not yet reached
October 5, 2004
'Saudi Arabia is continuing to delay the release of Yasser Esam Hamdi from US custody, saying that certain provisions of its agreement with the US to accept Hamdi may not be enforceable. As previously reported on JURIST''s Paper Chase, the agreement....... [more]
Hamdi release delayed by negotiation dispute with Saudi Arabia
September 30, 2004
'The release of Yaser Esam Hamdi, originally scheduled for Tuesday, has been delayed by a problem in the negotiations between the US and Saudi Arabia, a US official said Thursday. The two sides are reportedly working to clear up what the official said....... [more]
Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Tuesday, September 28
September 28, 2004
'Here''s a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST''s docket for Tuesday, September 28. Yaser Esam Hamdi, the subject of a June US Supreme Court decision limiting presidential authority to hold enemy combatants....... [more]
Hamdi to be sent to Saudi Arabia, renouncing US citizenship
September 22, 2004
' US Justice Department officials announced Wednesday afternoon that Yaser Hamdi- born an American citizen, raised in Saudi Arabia and captured in Afghanistan allegedly fighting for the Taliban in late 2001- would shortly be sent to Saudi Arabia under....... [more]
US government seeks delay in Hamdi case
August 26, 2004
'On Thursday the US government asked a VA federal judge to delay for seven days a scheduled hearing in the enemy combatant case of Yaser Esam Hamdi, the US citizen captured in Afghanistan in 2001. Hamdi has been in solitary confinement in a military jail........ [more]
Federal judge grants stay in Hamdi case
August 19, 2004
'US District Judge Robert Doumar Thursday delayed proceedings in Yaser Hamdi''s case so that attorneys can continue their negotiations for his release from custody (JURIST''s Paper Chase has background on the request to stay proceedings). Hamdi, who has....... [more]
Hamdi may be released from federal custody
August 11, 2004
'Lawyers in Yaser Hamdi''s case have asked US District Judge Robert Doumar to stay all proceedings for three weeks in order to allow both sides more time to reach an agreement that would release Hamdi from federal custody. The Supreme Court ruled in....... [more]
US Supreme Court rules that foreign-born terror detainees should have access to US courts
June 28, 2004
'In addition to its decision in Hamdi v. Rumsfeld (see this report on JURIST''s Paper Chase ), the US Supreme Court handed down decisions in four other cases Monday. In Rasul v. Bush (case backgrounder from Duke Law School''s Program in Public Law), the....... [more]
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