Said Amir Jan - Combatant Status Review

Combatant Status Review

Jan chose to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Said Amir Jan Combatant Status Review Tribunal, on 22 December 2004. The memo listed the following allegations against him:

a. The detainee is associated with al Qaida and the Taliban.

1. The detainee is associated with al Qaida.
2. The detainee is associated with the Taliban.
3. The detainee is known by an al Qaida facilitator.
4. The detainee has attempted to travel on a false visa.
5. The detainee was trained by a General on the use of a Kalashnikov rifle.
6. The detainee is possibly associated with UBL (Usama Bin Laden) terrorist activities based upon information gathered from telephone records.
7. The detainee reports being imprisoned by the Taliban for 5 years, approximately 1996 through 2001.
8. The detainee reports that he has children born in approximately 1998 (4years old in 2003) and 2000 (2-3 years old in 2003), which conflicts with his stated imprisonment dates.

b. The detainee participated in military operations against the coalition.

1. The detainee reportedly admitted to planning to plant explosive devices. Detainee: I never did that.
2. The detainee was identified as a person who was going to plant the explosive devices.