World News 14-01-2005 who: Foreign Secretary Jack Straw what: Says last four British Guantánamo detainees will be free in weeks where: House of Commons, LONDON when: Tuesday snippet: The Financial Times says "a significant portion" of the 549 detainees currently being held at the US naval base at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba will shortly be released or transferred. The British government has promised that Moazzam Begg, Feroz Abbasi, Martin Mubanga and Richard Belmar will be "constantly monitored and face an investigation to ascertain whether they can be charged in this country," says The Independent. But a successful prosecution under British law seems unlikely. "Five British citizens who were released from Guantánamo Bay into UK custody last year were freed within days of their arrival back in Britain," recalls Mark Huband, The FT`s security correspondent. [... more]

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