French citizen
French nationality law is historically based on the principles of '' jus soli'' (Latin for "right of soil") and '' jus sanguinis'', according to Ernest Renan's definition, in opposition to the German definition of nationality, ''jus sanguinis'' ...
who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detention camp
The Guantanamo Bay detention camp ( es, Centro de detención de la bahía de Guantánamo) is a United States military prison located within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, also referred to as Guantánamo, GTMO, and Gitmo (), on the coast of Guant ...
The Jurist
''The Jurist: Studies in Church Law and Ministry'' or simply ''The Jurist'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal and the only journal published in the United States devoted to the study and promotion of the canon law of the Catholic Church. It was ...
The Jurist
''The Jurist: Studies in Church Law and Ministry'' or simply ''The Jurist'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal and the only journal published in the United States devoted to the study and promotion of the canon law of the Catholic Church. It was ...
'', April 26, 2006 Testifying in his own defense, on July 3, 2006, Kanouni told a French court that he had traveled to Afghanistan to pursue religious education, that he didn't agree with
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden (10 March 1957 – 2 May 2011) was a Saudi-born extremist militant who founded al-Qaeda and served as its leader from 1988 until Killing of Osama bin Laden, his death in 2011. Ideologically a Pan-Islamism ...
, and never attended any military training camps. He did acknowledge: "''I was ready to die for a good cause, defend people who were attacked in their countries''"6 Ex-Guantanamo Inmates on Trial in France '' Washington Post'', July 3, 2006
His
Internment Serial Number An Internment Serial Number (ISN) is an identification number assigned to captives who come under control of the United States Department of Defense (DoD) during armed conflicts.
History
On March 3, 2006, in compliance with a court order from D ...
Nizar Sassi Nizar Sassi (born August 1, 1979) is a citizen of France who was detained by the United States in their Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba.Brahim Yadel
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Khaled ben Mustafa
Khaled Ben Mustafa is a citizen of France who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.
The Department of Defense reports that Mustafa was born on January 9, 1972, in Lyon, France ...
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Redouane Khalid
Ridouane Khalid (; born 16 August 1967) is a French citizen who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.
The Department of Defense says his birthdate is August 16, 1967.
Along with Kh ...
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Karim Bourti Karim Bourti is a citizen of Algeria, and former citizen of France, who was convicted of an association with terrorism.
A French court convicted Karim Bourti of association with terrorism in 1998.
Karim Bourti is notable for facing long-standing al ...