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| Home Secretary John Reid has agreed in principle to release from prison five suspected Libyan terrorists, said to pose a risk to national security. | Home Secretary John Reid has agreed in principle to release from prison five suspected Libyan terrorists, said to pose a risk to national security. |
| Two of the men won an appeal last month against moves to deport them to their home country. | Two of the men won an appeal last month against moves to deport them to their home country. |
| Those two men, known only as DD and AS, have remained in custody while a judge considers their bail conditions. | Those two men, known only as DD and AS, have remained in custody while a judge considers their bail conditions. |
| They had argued they could be jailed and tortured if sent home, despite a special deal between the UK and Libya. | They had argued they could be jailed and tortured if sent home, despite a special deal between the UK and Libya. |
| The two men, held in Long Lartin prison, have been granted bail in principle, with restrictive terms to be finalised. | The two men, held in Long Lartin prison, have been granted bail in principle, with restrictive terms to be finalised. |
| FOREIGN SUSPECTS FACING DEPORTATION 23 listed Four have lost appealsThree withdrawn appealsTwo won appeals14 awaiting hearings or decisions UK signs Libya deal Terror suspects profiled | FOREIGN SUSPECTS FACING DEPORTATION 23 listed Four have lost appealsThree withdrawn appealsTwo won appeals14 awaiting hearings or decisions UK signs Libya deal Terror suspects profiled |
| In the first test of the case, the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Siac) said DD and AS could not be sent back to Libya. | |
| The Home Office said it had opposed bail in all the cases involving Libyans, and that the decision to grant it had been a matter for Siac. | |
| "We believe these individuals should continue to be detained - particularly since Siac has agreed that at least two of these individuals are a threat to the national security of the UK," said a statement. | |
| The Home Office asked for strict bail conditions to be imposed. | |
| Under international human rights law, the UK does not deport people to regimes where they may face persecution or torture. | Under international human rights law, the UK does not deport people to regimes where they may face persecution or torture. |
| But in October 2005, the government signed a historic deal with Libya, under which Colonel Gaddafi's government pledged not to mistreat anyone deported to Tripoli from the UK. | But in October 2005, the government signed a historic deal with Libya, under which Colonel Gaddafi's government pledged not to mistreat anyone deported to Tripoli from the UK. |
| Similar memorandums of understanding have been signed with Jordan and Lebanon. A different diplomatic agreement is in place with Algeria covering the treatment of returnees. | Similar memorandums of understanding have been signed with Jordan and Lebanon. A different diplomatic agreement is in place with Algeria covering the treatment of returnees. |