Shafiq Rasul (born 15 April 1977) is a British citizen who was a detainee held at Guantanamo Bay by the

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, which treated him an

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. His detainee ID number was 86. His family discovered his detention when the

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contacted them on 21 January 2002. He was released in March 2004, shortly after his return to the

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, more than three months before '' Rasul v. Bush'' was decided. In August 2004, Rasul, Asif Iqbal, and Ruhal Ahmed, all from

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- and known as the Tipton Three - compiled a report on their abuse and humiliation while in US custody. In Rasul v. Myers, the court held that "implementation and supervision of the alleged torture and detention of the detainees was within the scope of their employment" under the Westfall Act. In '' Rasul v. Rumsfeld'', plaintiffs Rasul, Asif Iqbal, Ruhal Ahmed, and Jamal Al-Harith, four former Guantánamo Bay detainees, sued former Secretary of Defense

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. They charge that illegal interrogation tactics were permitted to be used against them by Secretary Rumsfeld and the military

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. The Hague Justice Portal gives access to the official Court documents related to ''Rasul v. Bush''. In late February 2017,

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spokesmen issued a press release, stating that Jamal al-Harith, another former Guantanamo captive, had traveled to Iraq, and had used a suicide bomb to attack a military site there. Rasul denounced the attack, asserted that there was "no excuse" for the attack, and that he had been able to move past his experiences, and didn't understand why al-Harith hadn't.

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Guantanamo Bay guard meets 'Tipton 3' ex-prisoners
video from the

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, 12 January 2010
U.S. High Court Rejects Appeal Alleging Torture at Guantanamo

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, 14 December 2009 *
Composite statement: Detention in Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay Shafiq Rasul, Asif Iqbal and Rhuhel Ahmed
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rasul, Shafiq 1977 births Living people British extrajudicial prisoners of the United States People from Dudley Guantanamo detainees known to have been released Victims of human rights abuses