Algerian Six - The Six

The Six

The six men are:

Bensayah Belkacem
  • U.S. alleges cell phone records show 70 calls to Afghanistan in the month following the attacks of September 11, 2001
  • U.S. claims he had two forged passports
  • U.S. claims he had a slip of paper with Abu Zubaydah's cell phone number on it
  • Married with two children
Hadj Boudella
  • Met monthly with Bensayah, and the local leaders of four other charities, to coordinate charitable activities
  • U.S. alleges the charitable activities were just a front and that the meetings were really to discuss terrorist activities
  • Aided orphans with Human Appeal
  • Married with seven children
Lakhdar Boumediene
  • Worked in Sarajevo for the Red Crescent of United Arab Emirates
  • Married with two children
  • Boumediene v. Bush upheld by a three member Court of Appeals.
Sabir Mahfouz Lahmar
  • Arabic studies scholar
  • Worked for the Saudi High Committee
  • Married with two Sarajevo children
Mustafa Ait Idr
  • Allegedly repaired computers and provided technical support for the Taliban
  • Alleges beatings broke one of his fingers and left his face partially paralyzed.
  • Has a black belt in karate, and was 1995 Croatian champ.
  • Married with three children
Mohammed Nechle
  • Worked for the Red Crescent of the United Arab Emirates in Bihac, Bosnia
  • Married with two children

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