Lahcen Ikassrien

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Lahcen Ikassrien is a citizen of Morocco who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.[1] Ukassrien's Guantanamo detainee ID number is 72. The Department of Defense reports that Ikassrien was born on October 2, 1972, in Targist, Morocco.

When Ikassrien was first captured authorities thought his name was Reswan A. Abdesalam.[2] His real identity was revealed through his fingerprints.

Ikassrien was believed to have ties to Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas, a mastermind of the Madrid bombing.[2]

On July 3, 2005, Ikassrien was extradited to stand trial in Spain.[2]

The International Herald Tribune reported that Ikassrien was acquitted on October 11, 2006.[3]

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  1. ^ list of prisoners (.pdf), US Department of Defense, May 15, 2006
  2. ^ a b c 3 Guantanamo Detainees Freed, Washington Post, July 3, 2005
  3. ^ Spanish court acquits Moroccan who was held at Guantanamo, International Herald Tribune, October 11, 2006
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