MP takes Guantanamo fight to the US (UK)

times.series@archant.co.uk
09 February 2007

... Sarah Teather, Lib Dem MP for Brent East, ... will meet with Senators, Congressmen and senior officials at both the Pentagon and the British embassy.

She said: "Many people in Brent value justice and the rule of international law. There is real anger that George Bush has violated these democratic principles. Guantanamo does nothing for the 'war on terror' but merely acts as a recruiting sergeant for those who wish to commit evil acts.

"If the US administration has evidence that those held in Guantanamo have been involved in illegal activities then they should give them a fair trial in a court of law, otherwise they must be set free.

"Jamil el-Banna belongs here in Brent with his family." ...

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