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Großbritannien wünscht Guantanamo Häftlinge
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Der Außenminister, David Miliband, hat zur Vereinigte Staaten Regierung geschrieben, welche die Freigabe von fünf ehemaligen BRITISCHEN Bewohnern drängt, die noch in Guantanamo Bucht gehalten werden.
Die Bewegung hebt die Politik der Blair Leitung, um sich auf NICHT für ihre Freigabe zu betätigen, weil sie nicht britische Bürger sind.
Das Auswärtige Amt sagte, daß es die Politik angesichts der neuen Schritte wiederholt hatte, die durch die Vereinigten Staaten unternommen wurden, um die Zahl Häftlingen in Guantanamo zu verringern.
Vorher hatte die Regierung gesagt, daß diese fünf Männer effektiv nicht Geschäft Großbritanniens waren, da sie nicht britische Themen waren.
But today the government said that in the light of US steps to reduce the number of detainees and move towards the closure of the camp it was changing its mind.
Although the foreign secretary has today written requesting their release, a deal may have been wrapped up at the Prime Minister’s trip to Camp David last week.
The foreign secretary’s letter is unlikely to be a surprise delivery at the state department.
Foreign Office statement
“The Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary have reviewed the Government’s approach to this group of individuals in light of these ongoing developments, our long-held policy aim of securing the closure of Guantanamo Bay, and the need to maintain national security.”
The five men are all former residents of the UK. They’d been granted refugee status: indefinite or exceptional leave to remain in Britain.
One of the five - Jamil el Banna - was arrested along with Bishar al Rawi who spoke to Channel 4 News last week.
In fact the government was already under pressure over Mr el Banna’s detention at Guantanamo. The High Court had given the Home Secretary until Thursday to decide whether he could return to his family in London. Now he will be able to.
Key to all of this has been a change of US policy to allow countries like Britain to start negotiating over the fate of non-British nationals.
Negotiations which the Foreign Office has warned could take some time.
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