The Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri
case
Ali Al-Marri, a citizen of Qatar, graduated from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. On Sept. 10, 2001, al-Marri returned to Peoria with his family to become a graduate student at Bradley University.
Arrested in December 2001, al-Marri was indicted on credit card fraud and lying to the FBI. The government accuses al-Marri of being an al-Qaeda operative who came to the US to assist in a second wave of terrorist attacks. Al-Marri has denied all charges.
Declared an "enemy combatant" by President Bush on June 23, 2003, al-Marri is now being held in a military prison and denied his constitutional rights.
Legal Briefs in the al-Marri Case (pdf)
July, 2003: Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus by al-Marri's attorneys (large file, includes Exhibit 4 [Special Administrative Measures], Exhibit 6 & 7 [Dismissal of civilian court charges with prejudice], Exhibit 8 [jail incidents], Exhibit 10 [executive order]).
July 23, 2003: Motion to Dismiss, by al-Marri's attorneys (large file, includes Exhibit B [June 23, 2003 transcript of hearing before Judge Mihm on dismissal with prejudice], Exhibit M [rules on military trials]).
July 16, 2003: Motion to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, by the US government.
June 23, 2003: Motion to Dismiss Indictment, by the US government (amended to dismiss with prejudice; includes George W. Bush's designation order).
June, 2003: Pretrial motions, by al-Marri's attorneys (includes motion to suppress evidence due to illegal search).
May 23, 2003: Indictment against al-Marri (by grand jury in Peoria, includes details of evidence against al-Marri).
July 23, 2003: Amicus Brief by the World Organization Against Torture USA
News Coverage of the al-Marri Case
July 6, 2003: Washington Post editorial on enemy combatants
June 27, 2003: Los Angeles Times commentary on enemy combatants
June 25, 2003: Newsweek coverage of al-Marri
June 25, 2003: Peoria Journal-Star editorial on enemy combatant
June 24, 2003: UPI analysis of enemy combatant
June 24, 2003: AP report on enemy combatant designation
June 24, 2003: New York Times article on the designation
March 22, 2003: New York Times article on credit cards and calling cards
January 12, 2003: New York Daily News special report on al-Marri
Jan. 29, 2002: Peoria Journal-Star on allegations of credit card fraud
Jan. 21, 2002: Peoria Journal-Star editorial on al-Marri
Dec. 19, 2001: Peoria Journal-Star on holding of al-Marri
Links about the al-Marri Case
June 23, 2003: Human Rights Watch press release
May 22, 2003: US Attorney press release on al-Marri