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Shaker Aamer: Extremists 'have no right to live in the UK' Shaker Aamer: Extremists 'have no right to live in the UK'
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The UK's last Guantanamo Bay detainee, who returned home to London in October after being held for 14 years, has called on extremists to "get the hell out" of the country.The UK's last Guantanamo Bay detainee, who returned home to London in October after being held for 14 years, has called on extremists to "get the hell out" of the country.
Shaker Aamer told the Mail on Sunday that he denounced attacks such as the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby, saying "you cannot just kill anybody".Shaker Aamer told the Mail on Sunday that he denounced attacks such as the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby, saying "you cannot just kill anybody".
Mr Aamer also described the emotional reunion in the UK with his family.Mr Aamer also described the emotional reunion in the UK with his family.
He said years of pain were "washed away" when he saw his wife.He said years of pain were "washed away" when he saw his wife.
The 48-year-old was held in Guantanamo over allegations he had led a Taliban unit and had met al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, but was never charged.The 48-year-old was held in Guantanamo over allegations he had led a Taliban unit and had met al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, but was never charged.
In the Mail interview, he claimed that during interrogations at the US military facility, he was asked repeatedly about his alleged recruitment for jihadi groups in London, which he has always denied.In the Mail interview, he claimed that during interrogations at the US military facility, he was asked repeatedly about his alleged recruitment for jihadi groups in London, which he has always denied.
He also alleged he had about 200 interrogators in the time he was held. He also alleged he had about 200 interrogators deal with him in the time he was held.
Mr Aamer, a father of four whose youngest son he met only upon his return to the UK, also claimed he had been tortured, with methods including sleep deprivation and being shackled to the floor in sub-zero temperatures.Mr Aamer, a father of four whose youngest son he met only upon his return to the UK, also claimed he had been tortured, with methods including sleep deprivation and being shackled to the floor in sub-zero temperatures.
Discussing terror attacks in the UK, he said: "How can you give yourself the right to be living here in this country, and living with the people and acting like you are a normal person, and then you just walk in the street and try to kill people?"Discussing terror attacks in the UK, he said: "How can you give yourself the right to be living here in this country, and living with the people and acting like you are a normal person, and then you just walk in the street and try to kill people?"
He added that killing civilians was not allowed according to his understanding of Islam.He added that killing civilians was not allowed according to his understanding of Islam.
"Even if there is a war you cannot kill just anybody, you cannot kill kids, you cannot kill chaplains, you cannot just go in the street and get a knife and start stabbing people," he said."Even if there is a war you cannot kill just anybody, you cannot kill kids, you cannot kill chaplains, you cannot just go in the street and get a knife and start stabbing people," he said.
"If you are that angry about this country, you can get the hell out.""If you are that angry about this country, you can get the hell out."
He also said he was concerned about a rift between Muslims and non-Muslims.He also said he was concerned about a rift between Muslims and non-Muslims.
"It helps their [extremists'] cause," he said. "If you keep looking at people like they are terrorists before they do anything, then you will push them towards violence.""It helps their [extremists'] cause," he said. "If you keep looking at people like they are terrorists before they do anything, then you will push them towards violence."
'Learning to be father''Learning to be father'
Soon after the 9/11 attacks on the US, Mr Aamer was detained in Afghanistan by bounty hunters tracking down and handing over possible al-Qaeda suspects, and transferred to Guantanamo Bay in 2002.Soon after the 9/11 attacks on the US, Mr Aamer was detained in Afghanistan by bounty hunters tracking down and handing over possible al-Qaeda suspects, and transferred to Guantanamo Bay in 2002.
Allegations against Mr Aamer were dropped in 2007 but it was another eight years before he was released. He has said he was in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in 2001 to make a better life for his family.Allegations against Mr Aamer were dropped in 2007 but it was another eight years before he was released. He has said he was in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in 2001 to make a better life for his family.
Saudi-born Mr Aamer, who moved to the UK in the 1990s, told the Mail on Sunday he initially did not believe he was returning to England until he saw its fields through the plane window as he was flown back in October.Saudi-born Mr Aamer, who moved to the UK in the 1990s, told the Mail on Sunday he initially did not believe he was returning to England until he saw its fields through the plane window as he was flown back in October.
He was reunited with wife Zinneera that evening in London.He was reunited with wife Zinneera that evening in London.
"At last that moment I'd dreamt of came and she came through the door," he said. "That instant washed away the pain of 14 years. It washed away the tiredness, the agony, the stress."At last that moment I'd dreamt of came and she came through the door," he said. "That instant washed away the pain of 14 years. It washed away the tiredness, the agony, the stress.
"It was like it no longer existed. I hugged her, she hugged me, and we just wept.""It was like it no longer existed. I hugged her, she hugged me, and we just wept."
He met his teenage children the next day and he says they are now "getting used to each other" at their south London home.He met his teenage children the next day and he says they are now "getting used to each other" at their south London home.
"I'm finally living," he said. "I'm here with my kids, trying to learn to be a father.""I'm finally living," he said. "I'm here with my kids, trying to learn to be a father."
He also made allegations about how he was treated in Afghanistan before being transferred to Guantanamo Bay, claiming his head was banged against a wall at the US Bagram air base, where he was first held.He also made allegations about how he was treated in Afghanistan before being transferred to Guantanamo Bay, claiming his head was banged against a wall at the US Bagram air base, where he was first held.
Mr Aamer alleged that a British intelligence officer was present at the time the "enhanced interrogation technique", which had not been approved by the UK, was carried out. That alleged incident led to a legal battle in the British courts to find out what the UK knew about his treatment.Mr Aamer alleged that a British intelligence officer was present at the time the "enhanced interrogation technique", which had not been approved by the UK, was carried out. That alleged incident led to a legal battle in the British courts to find out what the UK knew about his treatment.
'Generosity of spirit''Generosity of spirit'
Former leader of the SNP Alex Salmond told the BBC's Andrew Marr programme that Mr Aamer had emerged from "5,000 days of illegal captivity both sane and with a remarkable generosity of spirit".Former leader of the SNP Alex Salmond told the BBC's Andrew Marr programme that Mr Aamer had emerged from "5,000 days of illegal captivity both sane and with a remarkable generosity of spirit".
Mr Salmond also said questions raised by Mr Aamer in his interview about what the UK government knew of his treatment by his captors following his arrest needed to be addressed.Mr Salmond also said questions raised by Mr Aamer in his interview about what the UK government knew of his treatment by his captors following his arrest needed to be addressed.
He added: "I doubt if anyone reading that comprehensive interview... and the detail which he goes into, would doubt the veracity of his comments."He added: "I doubt if anyone reading that comprehensive interview... and the detail which he goes into, would doubt the veracity of his comments."
Watch the interview with Mr Salmond here.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "The UK government stands firmly against torture and cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment or punishment.A Foreign Office spokesman said: "The UK government stands firmly against torture and cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment or punishment.
"We do not participate in, solicit, encourage or condone it for any purpose. Neither does the UK make use of any so-called enhanced interrogation techniques. We have consistently made clear our absolute opposition to such behaviour and our determination to combat it wherever and whenever it occurs.""We do not participate in, solicit, encourage or condone it for any purpose. Neither does the UK make use of any so-called enhanced interrogation techniques. We have consistently made clear our absolute opposition to such behaviour and our determination to combat it wherever and whenever it occurs."
Mr Aamer has said he wants an apology from the US government over his treatment. He has also called for the UK government to hold an "open and transparent" inquiry into allegations that the UK was complicit in torture.Mr Aamer has said he wants an apology from the US government over his treatment. He has also called for the UK government to hold an "open and transparent" inquiry into allegations that the UK was complicit in torture.
Mr Aamer is believed to be in line to receive compensation from the UK government after deals were made with previous detainees.Mr Aamer is believed to be in line to receive compensation from the UK government after deals were made with previous detainees.
Prime Minister David Cameron has already asked the government's Intelligence and Security Committee to investigate claims of UK complicity in rendition and torture at Guantanamo Bay.Prime Minister David Cameron has already asked the government's Intelligence and Security Committee to investigate claims of UK complicity in rendition and torture at Guantanamo Bay.