Ridouane Khalid
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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.
He along with Khaled Ben Mustapha and Mustaq Ali Patel
was the last French citizen held at the base. They were released in March 2005 and placed under formal investigation by a judge in Paris
. Khalid has two brothers already under investigation for alleged terrorism-related matters.
Although originally convicted in France, his trial was overturned and he was released in February 2009.
Redouane Khalid's behalf.
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.
On February 17, 2010, the Court of Cassation
, a higher court, ordered a re-trial of the five men.
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...
citizen who was held in extrajudicial detention
Extrajudicial detention
Arbitrary or extrajudicial detention is the detention of individuals by a state, without ever laying formal charges against them.Although it has a long history of legitimate use in wartime , detention without charge, sometimes in secret, has been one of the hallmarks of totalitarian states...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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...
.
The Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
says his birthdate is August 16, 1967.
He along with Khaled Ben Mustapha and Mustaq Ali Patel
Mustaq Ali Patel
Patel told his Tribunal he was beaten by his initial captors to force him to falsely claim to be a Saudi. He claimed he had been beaten so badly that his memory and cognitive abilities had never recovered.-Determined not to have been an Enemy Combatant:...
was the last French citizen held at the base. They were released in March 2005 and placed under formal investigation by a judge in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. Khalid has two brothers already under investigation for alleged terrorism-related matters.
Although originally convicted in France, his trial was overturned and he was released in February 2009.
Habeas corpus petition
A writ of habeas corpus, Redouane Khalid v. George W. Bush, was submitted onRedouane Khalid's behalf.
French trial
Redouane Khalid, 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.
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 the five men.