
Out to “settle” with infidels one way or another
But there is some “concern.” For example, Lord Carlile “expect[s] a light and gentle touch to be applied to ensure that he [Mr Mohamed] is not harassed in any way by the authorities and is given every opportunity, subject to the law, to integrate himself back into British society.”
“Guantanamo man ‘can settle in UK,'” from the BBC, February 21:
A UK resident soon to be released from Guantanamo Bay is unlikely to face harassment by British authorities, says the UK reviewer of terror laws.
Lord Carlile said he thought Binyam Mohamed would be “given every opportunity, subject to the law, to integrate himself back” into society.
Mr Mohamed has been detained since 2002 and spent more than four years at the controversial US military base in Cuba.
It is not clear if the Ethiopian-born man will be allowed to stay in the UK.
On Friday, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said agreement had been reached with the US for 30-year-old Mr Mohamed’s return “as soon as the practical arrangements can be made”.
Liberal Democrat peer Lord Carlile is the independent reviewer of terror laws for the government.
He said: “I would expect a light and gentle touch to be applied to ensure that he [Mr Mohamed] is not harassed in any way by the authorities and is given every opportunity, subject to the law, to integrate himself back into British society.”
He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “I hope very much, and I trust, that he will be given every facility available to be able to return to a normal life as a British resident.”
The US had accused Mr Mohamed of involvement in a plot to detonate a “dirty bomb” in America, but all charges against him were dropped last year.
Mr Mohamed claims he was tortured into falsely confessing to terrorism and alleges UK MI5 officers were complicit in his abuse…