브리튼은 Guantanamo 피억류자를 원한다

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데비드 Miliband, 영국 외상은 Guantanamo 만에 아직도 붙들리는 5명의 이전 영국 거주자의 방출을 촉구하는 미국 정부에 썼다.

그들이 영국 시민이 아니기 때문에 그들의 방출을 위해 누르지 않기 위하여 블레어 행정의 정책이 움직임에 의하여 반전한다.

외무부는 밝혔다 Guantanamo에 있는 피억류자의 수를 감소시키기 위하여 미국에 의해 취해진 최근 조치에 비추어 정책을 검토했었다는 것을.

이전에 정부는 영국 주제가 아니기 때문에 이 5 남자가 효과적으로 브리튼의 사업이 아니었다는 것을 밝혔었다.

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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