List of French detainees at Guantanamo Bay

United States Department of Defense

Company type	Government department
Industry	Defense
Founded	January 1, 1947 (1947-01-01)
Headquarters	Washington, D.C. , United States
Area served	United States, Guantanamo Bay detention camp

The United States Department of Defense detained seven French nationals at Guantanamo. By 2005, all had been freed from the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp.

Since its establishment on January 11, 2002, Guantanamo has held a total of 778 individuals in extrajudicial detention. The detainee count reached its highest point around 2004, with approximately 660 inmates. Following the United States Supreme Court decision in Rasul v. Bush, only nineteen new detainees classified as "high value" were transferred to the facility.

The final French detainees were sent back to France in March 2005. Upon their return, six faced legal proceedings; five were initially found guilty. However, their convictions were reversed on appeal in February 2009. Subsequently, on February 17, 2010, the Court of Cassation, France’s supreme judicial authority, mandated a retrial for these five individuals.

French detainees in Guantanamo

French detainees in Guantanamo

isn	name	notes
161	Mourad Benchellali	Authored a book detailing his experiences. States he was deceived by his brother Menad Benchellali into traveling to Afghanistan. Attended a military training camp for two months prior to September 11, 2001. Asserts he attempted to leave Afghanistan and did not participate in combat. Received a four-year sentence for terrorism-related charges. Sentence was overturned following an appeal in February 2009.
164	Imad Achab Kanouni
173	Ridouane Khalid	Found guilty of terrorism-related offenses upon repatriation to France. Conviction was annulled on appeal in February 2009.
236	Khaled ben Mustafa	Convicted on terrorism charges after returning to France. Verdict reversed upon appeal in February 2009.
325	Nizar Sassi	Allegedly misled by Menad Benchellali into traveling to Afghanistan. Convicted of terrorism-related crimes in France after repatriation. Conviction overturned on appeal in February 2009.
371	Brahim Yadel	Found guilty of terrorism-related offenses following return to France. Conviction was overturned on appeal in February 2009.
649	Mustaq Ali Patel	Allegedly used a false identity and initially claimed Saudi nationality. Denied all accusations and reported torture intended to extract false confessions. Saudi authorities confirmed he was not a Saudi citizen. The CSR Tribunal concluded he was never classified as an "enemy combatant."