Gerald Darmanin wants to repatriate French jihadists detained in Iraq

The Keeper of the Seals has not given any further details on the modalities of these possible repatriations.

The Minister of the Interior's entourage went back to the remarks made by Gérald Darmanin in The Voice of the North, and indicates that contrary to what the minister had first indicated, no repatriation of jihadists incarcerated in Iraq is currently on the agenda.

The state is preparing to repatriate French jihadists detained in Iraq, who have long been demanding to serve their sentences in France," said Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin, in an interview with La Voix du Nord published on Friday evening. "In this exchange, a reader of the regional daily newspaper asked Gérald Darmanin about the fate of three Nordistes, sentenced to death and then to life imprisonment in Iraq. "Yes, as is the case for many F…

Three northerners were detained in Iraq, where they were sentenced to death and then to life imprisonment.

The Minister of Justice announced during an interview with La Voix du Nord that the state intended to repatriate French jihadists detained in Iraq. "Nationals must complete their prison sentence in France," said the Keeper of the Seals.

The Minister of Justice made this announcement in an interview with readers of "The Voice of the North", during which he was asked whether the state would repatriate three northerners detained in Iraq, sentenced to death, and then to life imprisonment.