Salim Ahmed Hamdan
Petitioner
Neal Katyal, Counsel of RecordIn November 2001, Salim Ahmed Hamdan was captured and turned over to U.S. forces in Afghanistan. After investigating his background, U.S. officials determined that Hamdan was the personal bodyguard and driver of al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden. Hamdan was deemed an "enemy combatant" and transferred to the U.S. military base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, for detention. On July 13, 2004, Hamdan was charged with conspiring with al Qaeda to commit the offenses of "attacking civilians; attacking civilian objects; murder by an unprivileged belligerent; and terrorism" and directed to stand trial before a military tribunal created…
