UK Government Settles Case With Guantanamo Bay Prisoners
UK Government Settles Case With Guantanamo Bay
Prisoners
A group of British residents and citizens who were detained at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp in Cuba are set to receive millions in compensation from the British government.
The men had accused British forces of colluding to arrange for their transfer to Guantanamo, and at least six allege complicit torture executed by British troops before they even got to Guantanamo. British Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the agreement did not represent an admission of fault in the case.
Responding to questions about the case, Hague said the settlement instead represented the British government's desire to move on and conduct their own inquiry into the matter. Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke, meanwhile, called the settlement “significant,” but said that had the case gone to court, taxpayers may have been on the hook for as much as £50million.
The coalition government made clear in the summer that it wanted to avoid a massive court case which would also have put the British secret intelligence services under the spotlight. Prime Minister David Cameron offered to enter settlement talks with six men seeking damages, an offer that has now been accepted. The men had filed a suit with the High Court against five separate government agencies which included MI5 and MI6.
The agreement puts an end to the case, which insiders say could have lasted as long as three years and cost taxpayers millions more than the amount settled on.
A group of British residents and citizens who were detained at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp in Cuba are set to receive millions in compensation from the British government.
The men had accused British forces of colluding to arrange for their transfer to Guantanamo, and at least six allege complicit torture executed by British troops before they even got to Guantanamo. British Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the agreement did not represent an admission of fault in the case.
Responding to questions about the case, Hague said the settlement instead represented the British government's desire to move on and conduct their own inquiry into the matter. Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke, meanwhile, called the settlement “significant,” but said that had the case gone to court, taxpayers may have been on the hook for as much as £50million.
The coalition government made clear in the summer that it wanted to avoid a massive court case which would also have put the British secret intelligence services under the spotlight. Prime Minister David Cameron offered to enter settlement talks with six men seeking damages, an offer that has now been accepted. The men had filed a suit with the High Court against five separate government agencies which included MI5 and MI6.
The agreement puts an end to the case, which insiders say could have lasted as long as three years and cost taxpayers millions more than the amount settled on.
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