Four British Muslims released from Guantanamo Bay were detained last night and one was released after the military aircraft on which they were travelling touched down on British soil. Four of them, Rhuhel Ahmed, 22; Asif Iqbal, 22; Shafiq Rasul, 26, all from Tipton, West Midlands, and Tarek Dergoul, 26, from London were arrested under the Terrorism Act when the aircraft landed and were driven to Paddington Green police station in west London for questioning. The fifth man, Jamal al-Harith, 37, from Manchester, was detained under port and border controls for four hours at the airbase, but he left RAF Northolt at 11.10pm as a free man, in a high-speed convoy accompanied by police. A Scotland Yard spokesman said Mr Harith had been "released without charge", adding that "police have co-ordinated arrangements for him to be taken to a location of his choice". ....
| Hopefully that'll be in Algeria or someplace like that. |
Under the Terrorism Act 2000, the four still in custody can be held for up to two weeks without charge and up to 48 hours before the police have to bring them before a court, meaning they could be free within two days..... Mr Iqbal is said to have travelled to Pakistan to meet a prospective bride before flying to Afghanistan to consider the marriage.
| Sure. When I got married, I flew to the Congo to think about it. The shrapnel helps focus the mind, y'see... |
His schoolfriends, Mr Ahmed and Mr Rasul, went to Pakistan to help.
| To help him consider marriage? She musta been pretty much borderline ugly with a lot of dough, huh? "Oooh! She's so-o-o-o-o ugly! And she's got all that lovely money! Oooh! Rhuhel! Ooooh! Shafiq! Help me consider!" |
Mr Harith is said to have gone backpacking in Pakistan and was arrested on the Afghan border by Taliban soldiers. Mr Dergoul reportedly flew to Pakistan to learn Arabic. ....
details about remaining prisoners of British citizenship follow
| He went to Pakistan to learn Arabic? Not Arabia? Though, to tell the truth, I'd have gone to Berlitz and stayed away from places where explosions are common. |
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