Guantánamo three will not face UK court

[Lone_Star_Dem]

Source: The Guardian

Spain will seek extradition after men are released from US detention camp

Three men released from Guantánamo Bay after five years yesterday are expected to be freed by British police and are unlikely to face criminal charges in the UK, according to counter-terrorism sources.

However, last night it emerged Spanish authorities have told British police they will seek to extradite two of the men - Jamil el-Banna and Omar Deghayes - who could face terrorism charges in Spain.

Clive Stafford Smith, who represents el-Banna and Deghayes, promised to fight any extradition attempts to have them sent abroad to face charges.

El-Banna, 45, Deghayes, 38, and the third detainee released, Abdennour Samuer, 34, returned to Britain yesterday after 18 months of wrangling between the UK and US about their fate. They landed at Luton airport on a chartered plane accompanied by Scotland Yard anti-terrorism officers.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/guantanamo/story/0,,2230072,00.html

[aquart]

1. Time served?

[Eugene]

2. Spain warrant for Guantanamo man

Source: BBC News

Last Updated: Thursday, 20 December 2007, 03:29 GMT

Spain warrant for Guantanamo man

A British resident released by the US from Guantanamo
Bay has been arrested under a Spanish warrant.

Jamil El-Banna, 45, has been undergoing questioning at
a Luton police station.

Officers from the Metropolitan Police Extradition Unit
arrested him on a European Arrest Warrant issued on
behalf of the Spanish authorities.

Two other freed men, Omar Deghayes, 38, and Abdenour
Samuer, 34, were arrested under the Terrorism Act on
arrival and are being questioned in London.

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Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7153146.stm

[TheMadMonk]

3. Umm, YTF should Britain extradite anyone to Spain, when Spain...

...is well known as an extradition free safe haven for criminals?