Ravil Shafeyavich Gumarov

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Ravil Shafeyavich Gumarov
Born (1962-11-22) November 22, 1962 (age 59)
Bashkortostan, Russia
CitizenshipRussia
Detained atGuantanamo
Alternate nameRavil Gumarov
ISN203
Charge(s)No charge (held in extrajudicial detention)
StatusRepatriated

Ravil Gumarov is a Russian citizen who is alleged to have ties to terrorism.[1]

Gumarov was one of eight Russians held by the United States in extrajudicial detention in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[2] His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 203. The Department of Defense reports Gumaraov was born on November 22, 1962, in , Russia

He was repatriated to Russian custody, cleared, then released.[3]

He was subsequently rearrested for suspicion of an act of sabotage. Gumarov, fellow Guantanamo detainee Timur Ishmuratov and were convicted of bombing a natural gas pipeline on May 9, 2006.[4] Gumarov has been described as a failed businessman from Sverdlovsk who is alleged to have had military training in Chechnya.[5]

Defense Intelligence Agency claims he "returned to terrorism"[]

The Defense Intelligence Agency asserted Ravil Shafeyavich Gumarov had "returned to terrorism".[6] The DIA reported:

Ravil Shafeyavich Gumarov and Timur Ravilich Ishmurat were transferred to Russia in March 2004 and quickly released. Russian authorities arrested them in January 2005 for involvement in a gas line bombing. In May 2006 a Russian court convicted both, sentencing Gumarov to 13 years in prison and Ishmurat to 11 years.

References[]

  1. ^ "Former Guantanamo Bay Detainee Arrested In Moscow". Radio Free Europe. 2006-03-09. Retrieved 2008-07-26. mirror
  2. ^ "List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 2006-05-15.
  3. ^ "US handed Russia seven Russian members of Taliban". Pravda. 2004-01-03. Archived from the original on 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
  4. ^ "3 terrorism suspects convicted in bombing". International Herald Tribune. 2006-05-09. Retrieved 2008-07-27. mirror
  5. ^ "Eight Russian Citizens Kept at Guantanamo Base". Pravda. 2003-09-08. Archived from the original on 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2008-07-27.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Fact Sheet: Former GTMO Detainee Terrorism Trends". Defense Intelligence Agency. 2008-06-13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2008-07-26.


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