John McDonnell
British prisoner release from Guantanamo Bay
Mr Redwood intervened on the Foreign Secretary during a Statement in the House of Common on British prisoner release from Guantanamo Bay:
Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): How can it be that there is enough evidence to detain five people for many months, but not enough evidence to bring any
case against them under the terrorism Acts or other criminal legislation? Were the detentions mistaken, or does our terrorism legislation miss some important points and need to be strengthened?
Mr. Straw: There is a world of difference between the criteria adopted by the US Government to detain those individuals, most of whom were captured either near or at the face of terrorist action or training, and the evidence that British courts properly require to ensure detention following conviction, or even detention under part 4 of the 2001 Act.
