was not possible to leave. French trial Nizar Sassi, 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. Sued American officials Sassi and Mourad Benchellali sued several senior American officials, over the torture they were subjected to there. Retired General Geoffrey Miller, a former commandant of the Guantanamo camp, as well as being the architect of torture and abuse at Abu Ghraib was called upon to testify. Their lawyer, William Bourdon, characterized Miller's non-appearance as "a dual act of contempt against the French judiciary; he both refused to appear and to provide any explanation about his role and that of the US administration." William Haynes, formerly the Pentagon's Chief Legal Counsel, was called to testify in October 2016. Bibliography (German) Nizar Sassi: Ich war gefangen in Guantanamo - Ein Ex-Häftling erzählt Heyne, München, 2006, (Italian) Nizar Sassi: Prigioniero 325, Delta Camp. Einaudi, Torino, 2006. (Spanish) Nizar Sassi: Guantanamo, Prisionero 325, Campo Delta. Edaf S.A. 07/2006 (Norwegian) Nizar Sassi: Fange 325 : dokumentar fra Guantánamo-leiren Oslo, Aschehoug, 2006. See also Mourad Benchellali Imad Kanouni Brahim Yadel Karim Bourti Khaled ben Mustafa Redouane Khalid References External links McClatchy News Service - video 1979 births French extrajudicial prisoners of the United States French Muslims French people of Tunisian descent Living people Guantanamo detainees known to have been released fr:Nizar Sassi