Rasul Kudayev is a Russian citizen who was held in

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in the

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. Kudayev is a

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from the Russian republic of

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. In 1995, while a young teenager, Kudayev won a

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.Eight Russian Citizens Kept at Guantanamo Base
, ''

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'', September 8, 2003 His mother and brother stated that, in 2000, while still a teenager, Kudayev traveled to

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to advance his sports career. Kudayev, and six other Russian Guantanamo detainees (including

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who also lived in Nalchik), were

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to Russia, where they faced charges of illegal border crossing, being members of a criminal group and being a

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in an armed conflict, but were released without trial shortly after. In 2005, he was arrested in

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for allegedly taking part in the preparation of the rebel raid, and participation in the attack itself (taking the road police post in Khasanya suburb of Nalchik). On December 2, 2008, he was reported to have been seriously ill. According to

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, Kudayev has yet to stand trial. They reported that he acquired serious liver disease in Guantanamo, which Russian authorities have declined to treat. They report that he was receiving medical treatment for his liver disease at the time authorities assert he was engaging in the Nalchik attack. They claim his confession was coerced through beatings and coercive interrogation techniques.

Russian detention

Rasul Kudayev was taken into custody in October 2005. The ''

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'' reported he was apprehended: ''"in the southern Russian city of Nalchik after an assault on government facilities."'' Russian authorities have held him in extrajudicial detention—they have not laid any charges against him. In December 2014, the court case on the raid was still in progress.

Pentagon claim he had "returned to the fight"

On May 20, 2009, the ''

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'', citing an unreleased

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document, reported that

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officials claimed Rasul Kudayev was one of 74 former Guantanamo captives who ''"are engaged in terrorism or militant activity."''

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The Pentagon Can’t Count: 22 Juveniles Held at Guantánamo
Andy Worthington {{DEFAULTSORT:Kudayev, Rasul 1984 births Living people People from Prokhladny, Kabardino-Balkar Republic Russian Muslims Russian wrestlers Guantanamo detainees known to have been released Russian extrajudicial prisoners of the United States Juveniles held at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp Sportspeople from Kabardino-Balkaria