Nizar Sassi

Nizar Sassi (born August 1, 1979) is a citizen of France who was detained by the United States in their naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba., News24, January 11, 2004His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 325., US Department of Defense, May 15, 2006

Sassi was transferred to Guantanamo Bay in 2002. He was repatriated to France on July 27, 2004., US Department of Defense, July 27, 2004New York Times, , February 24, 2009

Sassi worked for the Venissieux Council., American Civil Liberties Union, March 9, 2004 Venissieux is a suburb or Lyon.

According to his brother, Aymen, Nizar traveled to Pakistan to learn formal Arabic., Taipei Times, March 9, 2004

Security authorities claim Sassi travelled to Afghanistan in 2001 at the direction ofMenad Benchellali, an alleged al Qaeda recruiter., Northwestern University Medill School of JournalismMourad Benchellali and Sassi are alleged to have traveled to Afghanistan on forged passports., Washington Post, August 1, 2004

Nizar Sassi and four other men stood trial on terrorism...
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