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| UK Guantanamo detainee Shaker Aamer to be released | UK Guantanamo detainee Shaker Aamer to be released |
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| The last British resident being held in Guantanamo Bay is to be returned to the UK, the government has said. | The last British resident being held in Guantanamo Bay is to be returned to the UK, the government has said. |
| Shaker Aamer, who has been in the military prison in Cuba since 2002, has never been charged or been on trial. | Shaker Aamer, who has been in the military prison in Cuba since 2002, has never been charged or been on trial. |
| Since 2007 the Saudi national has been cleared for release twice by presidents George W Bush and Barack Obama. | Since 2007 the Saudi national has been cleared for release twice by presidents George W Bush and Barack Obama. |
| He has permission to live in the UK indefinitely because his wife is a British national. They have four children and live in London. | |
| "The government has regularly raised Mr Aamer's case with the US authorities and we support President Obama's commitment to closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay," the government spokesman said. | |
| "In terms of next steps, we understand that the US government has notified Congress of this decision and once that notice period has been concluded, Mr Aamer will be returned to the UK." | |
| Mr Aamer was detained in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2001. US authorities allege he had led a unit of Taliban fighters and had met former al-Qaeda leader, Osama Bin Laden. | |
| But Mr Aamer has maintained he was in Afghanistan with his family doing charity work. |