Khaled Ben Mustafa
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Khaled Ben Mustafa is a citizen of France
who was formerly held in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
.
The Department of Defense
reports that Mustafa was born on January 9, 1972, in Lyon
, France
.
His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 236.
Although originally convicted in France, his trial was overturned and he was released in February 2009.
On February 17, 2010, the Court of Cassation
, a higher court, ordered a re-trial of Khaled Ben Mustafa and four other men.
was prepared for his tribunal. The memo accused him of the following:
and Ali Abdullah Ahmed
who died on June 10, 2006 in Guantanamo.
Mustafa knew all three men.
He said Yasser had invited him to visit him, in Saudi Arabia, once they were released. This suggested to Mustafa that Yasser really didn't commit suicide. Mustafa said all three men had memorized the entire Koran.
They had their convictions overturned on appeal on February 24, 2009.
Their convictions were overturned because they were based on interrogations conducted in Guantanamo, and the interrogations were conducted by French security officials, not law enforcement officials.
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 formerly held in the United States
United States
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Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
The Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a detainment and interrogation facility of the United States located within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. The facility was established in 2002 by the Bush Administration to hold detainees from the war in Afghanistan and later Iraq...
s, 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...
.
The Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
reports that Mustafa was born on January 9, 1972, in Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
, France
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...
.
His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 236.
Although originally convicted in France, his trial was overturned and he was released in February 2009.
On February 17, 2010, the Court of Cassation
Court of Cassation (France)
The French Supreme Court of Judicature is France's court of last resort having jurisdiction over all matters triable in the judicial stream but only scope of review to determine a miscarriage of justice or certify a question of law based solely on points of law...
, a higher court, ordered a re-trial of Khaled Ben Mustafa and four other men.
Combatant Status Review
A Summary of Evidence memoSummary of Evidence (CSRT)
Counter-terrorism analysts prepared a Summary of Evidence memo for the Combatant Status Review Tribunals of the 558 captives who remained in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba in the fall of 2004.-The 2005 release:...
was prepared for his tribunal. The memo accused him of the following:
Testimony
There is no record that Mustafa chose to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.Comments on the June 10, 2006 simultaneous dead of three Guantanamo detainees
On June 23, 2006 Mustafa wrote about the deaths of the three detainees Mana Shaman Allabardi al Tabi, Yasser Talal al ZahraniYasser Talal Al Zahrani
Yasser Talal al Zahrani was a citizen of Saudi Arabia who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 93....
and Ali Abdullah Ahmed
Ali Abdullah Ahmed
Ali Abdullah Ahmed also known as Salah Ahmed al-Salami was a citizen of Yemen who died in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba....
who died on June 10, 2006 in Guantanamo.
Mustafa knew all three men.
He said Yasser had invited him to visit him, in Saudi Arabia, once they were released. This suggested to Mustafa that Yasser really didn't commit suicide. Mustafa said all three men had memorized the entire Koran.
French trial
Khaled Ben Mustafa, and four other French citizens, were convicted in 2007 of "criminal association with a terrorist enterprise."They had their convictions overturned on appeal on February 24, 2009.
Their convictions were overturned because they were based on interrogations conducted in Guantanamo, and the interrogations were conducted by French security officials, not law enforcement officials.