Joshua French

Quick Facts

Full Name	Joshua French
Occupation	Private Military
Date Of Birth	Apr 7, 1982(1982-04-07)
Age	42
Birthplace	Åre Municipality
Country	Sweden
Birth City	Jämtland
Horoscope	Aries

Joshua French Biography

Joshua French is one of the most popular and richest Private Military who was born on April 7, 1982 in Åre Municipality, Jämtland, Sweden.

French served in the Norwegian Armed Forces until 2006 and was also trained as a paratrooper in the British Army. In 2006, he was admitted to the Telemark Battalion, the Norwegian Army’s elite infantry unit, but was fired in 2007 when he and Moland were accused of having recruited military personnel into employment with private security companies. He has not had any military affiliation since 2007.

French and Moland began serving their sentence in Kisingani in 2009. While they were sentenced to death the execution of prisoners is uncommon in Congo and the sentence was by many considered “life in prison” rather than death. In 2011, they were transferred from the prison in Kisigani to the Ndolo prison in Kinshasha .

Joshua French Net Worth

Joshua French is one of the richest Private Military from Sweden. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joshua French 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Joshua Olav Daniel Hodne French (born 7 April 1982) is a British-Norwegian former security contractor. He was arrested in May 2009 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) along with Tjostolv Moland, and convicted of attempted murder, armed robbery, the formation of a criminal association and espionage for Norway, of which he and Moland were found guilty and sentenced to death. In 2014 he was also convicted of the murder of Moland. He was released in 2017 after serving 8 years of his sentence, and returned to Norway.

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During a state visit to DRC in 2013 French President Francois Hollande suggested that French and Moland should be moved from their six-man prison cell. Five days later the two prisoners were transferred to a shared “private” cell. Britain’s Foreign Ministry had requested intervention by Hollande, given French’s status as a British national. Later the same year, Bård Vegar Solhjell (Norwegian Minister of the Environment), who was in DRC for talks on rain forest projects, discussed the prisoners with authorities hoping to push for a potential transfer to a prison in Norway.

Facts & Trivia

Joey Ranked on the list of most popular Private Military. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sweden. Joshua French celebrates birthday on April 7 of every year.

During his incarceration, French’s health declined drastically and he made several escape attempts to get medical treatment. January 2016, French fell seriously ill and was hospitalized. He returned to prison six months later. During this time, negotiations continued to win his release or a prison transfer to Norway.

Top Facts about Joshua French

1. Joshua French is a Norwegian-British former soldier and security contractor.
2. He was arrested in Congo for murder in 2009.
3. French was sentenced to death but later commuted to life imprisonment.
4. He was released from prison in May 2017 after serving eight years.
5. French maintains his innocence and claims he was tortured into confessing.
6. His case has been the subject of international attention and controversy.
7. French suffers from PTSD as a result of his experiences in Congo.
8. He has written a book about his ordeal titled “The Labyrinth”.
9. French currently lives in Norway with his wife and children.
10. He continues to advocate for human rights and justice reform globally.