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Bid to free last British resident held at Guantanamo | Bid to free last British resident held at Guantanamo |
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A motion seeking the release on grounds of ill-health of a British resident held in Guantanamo Bay has been filed in a US court by a campaign group. | |
Reprieve organised an independent medical evaluation of Shaker Aamer, who remains in detention despite twice being cleared for release. | |
It detailed the extent of Mr Aamer's physical and psychological damage and recommended treatment in Britain. | It detailed the extent of Mr Aamer's physical and psychological damage and recommended treatment in Britain. |
The US has reportedly cleared him for transfer to Saudi Arabia only. | The US has reportedly cleared him for transfer to Saudi Arabia only. |
The UK is seeking Mr Aamer's return to his family in Britain. | The UK is seeking Mr Aamer's return to his family in Britain. |
The Saudi national has permission to live in the UK indefinitely because his wife is a British national. They have four children and live in London. | |
Medical report | Medical report |
During 25 hours with a forensic psychiatrist, Mr Aamer spoke of severe torture and harsh prison conditions resulting in chronic physical ailments. | During 25 hours with a forensic psychiatrist, Mr Aamer spoke of severe torture and harsh prison conditions resulting in chronic physical ailments. |
Mr Aamer also described psychological distress, the way interrogators alternated cruelty and kindness, threatened to rape his five-year-old daughter and refused to let him relieve himself. | Mr Aamer also described psychological distress, the way interrogators alternated cruelty and kindness, threatened to rape his five-year-old daughter and refused to let him relieve himself. |
The medical report concluded that Mr Aamer suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and paranoia. | The medical report concluded that Mr Aamer suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and paranoia. |
The examiner said Mr Aamer's conditions were impossible to treat in Guantanamo. | The examiner said Mr Aamer's conditions were impossible to treat in Guantanamo. |
Dr Emily Keram, who assessed Mr Aamer at the military prison, said: "The length, uncertainty, and stress of Mr Aamer's confinement has caused significant disruptions in his... ability to function. He is profoundly aware of what he has lost." | Dr Emily Keram, who assessed Mr Aamer at the military prison, said: "The length, uncertainty, and stress of Mr Aamer's confinement has caused significant disruptions in his... ability to function. He is profoundly aware of what he has lost." |
She concluded: "Mr Aamer requires psychiatric treatment, as well as reintegration into his family and society and minimisation of his re-exposure to trauma and reminders of trauma." | She concluded: "Mr Aamer requires psychiatric treatment, as well as reintegration into his family and society and minimisation of his re-exposure to trauma and reminders of trauma." |
'Desperate news' | 'Desperate news' |
The medical examiner said Mr Aamer's psychiatric symptoms would worsen if he was repatriated to his country of birth, Saudi Arabia. | The medical examiner said Mr Aamer's psychiatric symptoms would worsen if he was repatriated to his country of birth, Saudi Arabia. |
Mr Aamer's lawyers filed a motion in court in Washington DC on Monday, seeking his release on the basis of the report's findings of extreme ill health. | Mr Aamer's lawyers filed a motion in court in Washington DC on Monday, seeking his release on the basis of the report's findings of extreme ill health. |
Clive Stafford Smith, one of Mr Aamer's lawyers, said: "This desperate news about Shaker's mental and physical state comes on top of 12 years of abuse. | |
"Shaker has described himself as a rusty old car that is falling apart. There is no reason he should not have come home to his wife and kids when he was cleared, seven years ago." | |
Soon after the 9/11 attacks, Mr Aamer was detained in Afghanistan where it has been alleged he was involved in fighting at Tora Bora, an al-Qaeda stronghold targeted by the Americans as they hunted Osama Bin Laden. | |
Mr Aamer denies this and says he was engaged in charity work. | |