Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a citizen of Mauritania, was captured by the U.S. in November 2001, and is held at Guantanamo Bay detention camp. He provided information to the United States, and was, with Tariq al-Sawah, given privileged housing but was not considered for release.

In 2008, he and another detainee, Ahcene Zemiri petitioned a Canadian court  to provide them with interview records that they say they gave  to Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Canadian Security Intelligence Service officers at Guantanamo in 2003 and 2004. This was rejected in February 2009, on the grounds that since they were not Canadian citizens, they were not entitled to the protection of the Canadian charter. That Canadian authorities questioned Guantanamo prisoners, however, had not been previously mentioned.