Yunis Abdurrahman Shokuri
| Yunis Abdurrahman Shokuri | |
|---|---|
Ahmad Abdullah al-Wazan's Guantanamo detainee assessment | |
| Born | May 4, 1968 Safi, Morocco |
| Released | February 2016 Morocco |
| Citizenship | Moroccan |
| Detained at | Guantanamo, Moroccan prisons |
| Other name(s) | Ahmad Abdullah al Wazan
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| ISN | 197 |
| Status | Was held in extrajudicial detention in Guantanamo for over thirteen years |
Yunis Abdurrahman Shokuri (Arabic: يونس عبد الرحمن الشقوري) is a citizen of Morocco who was held in extrajudicial detention in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. The Department of Defense reports his date of birth as May 4, 1968. The Department of Defense reports that he was born in Safi, Morocco.
Shokuri was repatriated to Morocco, in spite of its human rights record, when US State Department officials asserted they had diplomatic assurances that he would not be incarcerated in Morocco, after his return. In fact he was held, without charge, for a further six months. The New York Times reports that, after he was finally free, he denounced the Islamic State and other radical fundamentalist Muslim militants.