r~1aa--as--ae1s 1s:a-3 ressaras-as To:13:Lsas43a-as F'.lr'E Case Document 974-1 Filed 03/26/13 Page 1 of 2 DECLARATION STEPHEN N. "Men, I, Stephen N. Xenakis. do hereby declare as follows: 1. am the expert witness retained by counsel for Guantanamo Bay detainee Musa'ah Omar Al Madhwani to testify regarding issues related to the treatment of Mr. A1 Madhwani by Pakistani and American officials after his capture in Pakistan in September 2002 through his detention at the Crua.nta.namo Bay Detention Facility. I provided sworn oral testimony before the Honorable Judge Thomas F. Hogan of the United States .Distri.ct Court for the District of Columbia on October 28, 2009 at the Merits Hearing on Mr. Al Madhwani"s Petition of Writ of Haheas Corpus. 2. After receiving my cnrr.iculum vita into evidence and upon my further _presentation oi' my experience and credentials, Judge Hogan certified me as an witness authorized to provide expert opinion testimony in the areas ofpsyehiatry and diagnosis and impairments. I "then testified on direct and cross-examination :regarding my opinions on the reliability of the statements that had been given by Mr. A1 Madhwani while he was in captivity. 3. I submit this Declaration i.n support of the Emergency Motion of Petitioner M'usa'ab Omar al Madhwani for I-Itunanitarian and Life-Saving Relief. 4. Advising hunger-striking detainees at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility to drink water from the faucet predisposes them u_p to gastrointestinal itnfections and a quick demise, because their metabolic status has been severely eomprornisecl and their medical and physiologic conditions are significantly impaired. Exhibit 1 IVIFIR-EE-EE113 Case Document 974-1 Filed 03/26/13 Page 2 of 2 5. In addition. the reversion to the harsh. conditions that prevailed in 2002 and 2003 could trigger in Mr. the eym [atoms of post-traumatic stress d'isorde.r linkecl to the effects of his torture. 6. I am willing to teetify before the Court in s'u'pport of the "Emergency Motion. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. ijnte: Maren . MI). Exhibit 1