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08 December, 2007
THREE of five British residents held at the military prison in Guantanamo Bay will soon be released under a repatriation agreement with the British Government, an attorney for one of the detainees said.
Jordanian Jamil el-Banna, Libyan-born Omar Deghayes and Algerian Abdennour Sameur will be returned to Britain.
"These men have received nothing in the way of justice, nothing at all," said Zachary Katznelson, a lawyer with British human rights group "Reprieve," which represents British residents at Guantanamo.
"It's about time they were returned to their families, and we're grateful to the British Government for making this happen."
Prime Minister Gordon Brown had made a request in July for the release of the men, who all previously lived in Britain.
A fourth British resident, Ethiopian national Binyam Mohamed, will remain at the prison camp, said Mr atznelson, who spoke to reporters at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington.
The BBC reported yesterday that the fifth British resident held at Guantanamo, Saudi Shaker Aamer, will be sent to Saudi Arabia.
But Mr Katznelson said that he could not confirm that report.