Imad Kanouni
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Imad Achab Kanouni is a French citizen
who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
. Kanouni was captured in Afghanistan in 2001 and transferred to France on July 26, 2004. Under French law, security detainees like Kanouni can be held, without charge, for up to three years.
Kanouni was released from custody and put on a kind of parole
on July 9, 2005. He and five other French former Guantanamo detainees were charged on 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
, 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"
His Internment Serial Number at Guantanamo
was 164.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
. Kanouni was captured in Afghanistan in 2001 and transferred to France on July 26, 2004. Under French law, security detainees like Kanouni can be held, without charge, for up to three years.
Kanouni was released from custody and put on a kind of parole
Parole
Parole may have different meanings depending on the field and judiciary system. All of the meanings originated from the French parole . Following its use in late-resurrected Anglo-French chivalric practice, the term became associated with the release of prisoners based on prisoners giving their...
on July 9, 2005. He and five other French former Guantanamo detainees were charged on April 26, 2006. Testifying in his own defense, on July 3, 2006, Kanouni told a French court that he had traveled to Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
to pursue religious education, that he didn't agree with Osama Bin Laden
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of the militant Islamist organization Al-Qaeda, the jihadist organization responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets...
, 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"
His Internment Serial Number at Guantanamo
Guantánamo
Guantánamo is a municipality and city in southeast Cuba and capital of Guantánamo Province.Guantánamo is served by the Caimanera port and the site of a famous U.S. Naval base. The area produces sugarcane and cotton wool...
was 164.
See also
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