Imad Achab Kanouni

Imad Kanouni is a French citizen who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, in Cuba. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3928767.stm Guantanamo inmates back in France] , "BBC", July 27 2004]

Kanouni, and three other French citizens were transferred from US custody to French custody, on July 27 2004.

Under French law, security detainees like Kanouni can be held, without charge, for up to three years. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A17082-2004Nov1?language=printer French Push Limits in Fight On Terrorism: Wide Prosecutorial Powers Draw Scant Public Dissent] , "Washington Post", November 2 2004]

Kanouni was released from custody, and put on a kind of parole, on July 9 2005. [http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2005/07/french-court-frees-former-guantanamo.php French court frees former Guantanamo detainee] , "The Jurist", July 9 2005]

Kanouni, and five other French former Guantanamo detainees were charged on April 26 2006. [http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2006/04/former-french-guantanamo-detainees-to.php Former French Guantanamo detainees to face Paris trial] , "The Jurist", April 26 2006]

Kanouni testified, in his own defense, before a French court, on July 3 2006. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/03/AR2006070300442.html 6 Ex-Guantanamo Inmates on Trial in France] , "Washington Post", July 3 2006] He told the court that he traveled to Afghanistan to pursue religious education, and 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"

ee also

*Mourad Benchellali
*Nizar Sassi
*Brahim Yadel
*Khaled ben Mustafa
*Redouane Khalid
*Hakim Mokhfi
*Abdelkader Bouziane
*Karim Bourti

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