On January 17, al-Hanashi, according to his fellow prisoner Binyam Mohamed (who has since been released), was summoned to a meeting with the Admiral of Guantánamo and the head of the Guard Force there. He never returned to his cell.
据哈纳什的狱友宾亚姆·莫哈迈德（随后获释）所说，1月17日，哈纳什被召去，同管辖关塔那摩的海军少将兼看守部队最高长官开了个会。接着他就再也没能回到自己的牢房，而是被带到了精神治疗病房。根据另一位当时也被关在特别牢房的在押者回忆，哈纳什一直被关在那里，直到死去。