Jamil El Banna

Jamil El Banna

Jamil el-Banna (Arabic: جميل عبد اللطيف البنّاء‎, Ǧamīl ʿAbdu 'l-Laṭīf al-Bannāʾ) (born May 28, 1952) is a Jordanian of Palestinian origin with refugee status in the United Kingdom who had been living in northwest London. He is currently on bailed release in the United Kingdom following his release from extrajudicial detention in the United States in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.

The Department of Defense reports that el-Banna was born on May 28, 1952, in Jericho, Turkey . His wife is quoted as saying that Jamil is not from Jericho, Turkey but was born in Jericho, West Bank

Jamil El Banna was captured in Gambia in November 2002 and was transferred to the United Kingdom on December 19, 2007.

Read more about Jamil El Banna:  Jamil El-Banna's Capture in Gambia, Allegations of Torture, Contact With His Family, Bisher Al-Rawi's Release, Release, Torture Claims Investigation