Guantanamo British, Australian Inmates to Be Freed

international | anti-war / imperialism | other press Tuesday January 11, 2005 18:12 by pc

Australians and British to be handed back to Govs, good news I guess

Four remaining Britons and an Australian being held at Guantanamo Bay will be released soon, officials said Tuesday, amid reports the number of prisoners at the U.S. military base would be radically reduced. A lawyer acting for two of the Britons told Reuters all the British detainees would be released within weeks. "The Foreign Office has confirmed to me that the four of them will be coming back within the next few weeks," human rights lawyer Louise Christian said.

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