Please do not deport Detainee "Y" to possible torture and/or death in Algeria
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Home Secretary, UK, Houses of Parliament, London
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Detainee Y is a torture survivor who had been granted refugee status in the UK. In 2005, he was acquitted, together with others, of all charges in connection with an alleged conspiracy to produce poisons and/or explosives. He was released from custody in April 2005, where he had been held since January 2003. He was later re-arrested and held pending deportation.
Detainee Y appealed to SIAC against being labelled a risk to national security by the UK authorities, as well as on the grounds that returning him to Algeria would expose him to a real risk of torture.
We, the undersigned, request that Detainee Y be released or charged and tried in open court on the evidence supposedly held against him. To deport him to Algeria would be tantamount to condemning him to torture and possibly subsequent death.
Detainee Y appealed to SIAC against being labelled a risk to national security by the UK authorities, as well as on the grounds that returning him to Algeria would expose him to a real risk of torture.
We, the undersigned, request that Detainee Y be released or charged and tried in open court on the evidence supposedly held against him. To deport him to Algeria would be tantamount to condemning him to torture and possibly subsequent death.
Detainee Y is a torture survivor who had been granted refugee status in the UK. In 2005, he was acquitted, together with others, of all charges in connection with an alleged conspiracy to produce poisons and/or explosives. He was released from custody in April 2005, where he had been held since January 2003. He was later re-arrested and held pending deportation.
Detainee Y appealed to SIAC against being labelled a risk to national security by the UK authorities, as well as on the grounds that returning him to Algeria would expose him to a real risk of torture.
We, the undersigned, request that Detainee Y be released or charged and tried in open court on the evidence supposedly held against him. To deport him to Algeria would be tantamount to condemning him to torture and possibly subsequent death.
Detainee Y appealed to SIAC against being labelled a risk to national security by the UK authorities, as well as on the grounds that returning him to Algeria would expose him to a real risk of torture.
We, the undersigned, request that Detainee Y be released or charged and tried in open court on the evidence supposedly held against him. To deport him to Algeria would be tantamount to condemning him to torture and possibly subsequent death.
In reaching its decision, SIAC relied on secret intelligence provided by the UK authorities that was withheld from Detainee Y, his lawyers of choice and the public. The SIAC proceedings did not afford Detainee Y the right to due process of law nor his right to court procedures that treat both parties equally, making it impossible for him to effectively refute the UK authorities' case that he was a national security risk.
SIAC also failed to recognize the real risk of torture Detainee Y faces if returned to Algeria. If returned, he is likely to be taken into the custody of the Department for Information and Security (DRS). It specializes in interrogating people thought to possess information about terrorist activities, and is widely known to practice torture and other ill-treatment. The risk of torture faced by individuals who are arrested by the DRS has been extensively documented by Amnesty International.
SIAC also failed to recognize the real risk of torture Detainee Y faces if returned to Algeria. If returned, he is likely to be taken into the custody of the Department for Information and Security (DRS). It specializes in interrogating people thought to possess information about terrorist activities, and is widely known to practice torture and other ill-treatment. The risk of torture faced by individuals who are arrested by the DRS has been extensively documented by Amnesty International.
We signed the "Please do not deport Detainee "Y" to possible torture and/or death in Algeria" petition!
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11:36 pm PDT, Mar 29,
John Katz, Israel
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It is important to abide by international conventions on prisoner's rights.
Report abuse It is important to abide by international conventions on prisoner's rights.
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5:09 pm PDT, Mar 29,
Andy Worthington, United Kingdom
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Another sorry tale from "Britain's Guantanamo." It's sad that so few care when a man is acquited in a "terror trial" based on nothing, and then held illegally under the same discredited charges and threatened with deportation to torture.
Report abuse Another sorry tale from "Britain's Guantanamo." It's sad that so few care when a man is acquited in a "terror trial" based on nothing, and then held illegally under the same discredited charges and threatened with deportation to torture.
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11:14 am PDT, Mar 29,
Maysoon Ramadan, Canada
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Please do not deport him, and respect human rights.
Report abuse Please do not deport him, and respect human rights.
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9:50 am PDT, Mar 29,
John Johnson, Indiana
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plz people i emplore you the way of christ is at hand..refrain from petty judgements and hasty rash decisions or be judged yourselves later.. would you not have your creator be merciful to you in your plites??? well then to obtain mercy you must first embrace being merciful,thank you for your valued time and considerations no matter the race we are all under gods care are we not.... johnny angel,
Report abuse plz people i emplore you the way of christ is at hand..refrain from petty judgements and hasty rash decisions or be judged yourselves later.. would you not have your creator be merciful to you in your plites??? well then to obtain mercy you must first embrace being merciful,thank you for your valued time and considerations no matter the race we are all under gods care are we not.... johnny angel,
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12:23 pm PDT, Mar 23,
Pauline Boyd, United Kingdom
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Please release Mustapha Taleb - he has been found innocent and it is against international law to return someone to torture. Algerian assurances are worthless.
Report abuse Please release Mustapha Taleb - he has been found innocent and it is against international law to return someone to torture. Algerian assurances are worthless.
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6:44 pm PDT, Mar 20,
Peter and Hilma Towell, Michigan
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it seems we are for more torture,more death----No more torture chambers in algeria,Egypt,Saudi Arabia,etc.The world has gone mad.Of course the U S is top dog for this abuse of mankind.
Report abuse it seems we are for more torture,more death----No more torture chambers in algeria,Egypt,Saudi Arabia,etc.The world has gone mad.Of course the U S is top dog for this abuse of mankind.
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5:39 pm PDT, Mar 20,
Jovairyah Bibie, United Kingdom
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This man has been through enough already, before he was unjustly accused. Set him free and leave him be, so that he may recover from his ordeals. Allahu akbar!
Report abuse This man has been through enough already, before he was unjustly accused. Set him free and leave him be, so that he may recover from his ordeals. Allahu akbar!
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3:58 am PDT, Mar 20,
Beverley Martin, United Kingdom
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Detainee Y has been treated atrociously by the UK authorities, along with the many others in his situation. The fact that 'evidence' was used against him in the SIAC session that had already been judged invalid in the court of law in which he had already been exonerated speaks volumes about how little justification there can be for his detention and deportation. That the so-called 'ricin plot' was later revealed to be nothing more than a lie, exploited to make the case for the illegal invasion of Iraq, makes the government's approach now even more shameful.
Report abuse Detainee Y has been treated atrociously by the UK authorities, along with the many others in his situation. The fact that 'evidence' was used against him in the SIAC session that had already been judged invalid in the court of law in which he had already been exonerated speaks volumes about how little justification there can be for his detention and deportation. That the so-called 'ricin plot' was later revealed to be nothing more than a lie, exploited to make the case for the illegal invasion of Iraq, makes the government's approach now even more shameful.
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10:35 am PDT, Mar 19,
Aman Fida, United Kingdom
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How can this man be sent back to Alegria?!!! This must not happen!
Report abuse How can this man be sent back to Alegria?!!! This must not happen!
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3:10 am PDT, Mar 19,
Moazzam Begg, United Kingdom
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Since the Mediaeval period in this country, the right of habeas corpus has supposedly been enshrined in law - as per that great British writ, the Magna Carta. That means no man is to be detained without charge or trial - not even by the ruler of the land. Strange how this - in 2008 - right has been removed at a time when people claim to be searching for an identity of all things British. Its ironic that the treatment of nameless men like Detainee Y has in fact become Mediaeval - minus of course, habeas corpus.
Report abuse Since the Mediaeval period in this country, the right of habeas corpus has supposedly been enshrined in law - as per that great British writ, the Magna Carta. That means no man is to be detained without charge or trial - not even by the ruler of the land. Strange how this - in 2008 - right has been removed at a time when people claim to be searching for an identity of all things British. Its ironic that the treatment of nameless men like Detainee Y has in fact become Mediaeval - minus of course, habeas corpus.
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1:19 am PDT, Mar 19,
Umar Abdullah, United Kingdom
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This is just another attempt in a long line of eroding justice and opposition in the name of fighting 'terrorism', which is really just a war on diversity. The UK Government wants a nation of Sun-reading, Mondeo driving Sycophants, and I for one am not going to let them do it. Why don't you listen to the people Mr Brown? Why don't you champion Britains diversity instead of trying to turn it into your own personal East Berlin? Free Mustapha immediately!
Report abuse This is just another attempt in a long line of eroding justice and opposition in the name of fighting 'terrorism', which is really just a war on diversity. The UK Government wants a nation of Sun-reading, Mondeo driving Sycophants, and I for one am not going to let them do it. Why don't you listen to the people Mr Brown? Why don't you champion Britains diversity instead of trying to turn it into your own personal East Berlin? Free Mustapha immediately!
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11:51 am PDT, Mar 14,
Marena Chen, Malaysia
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If the man is innocent - and by all acounts he seems to be - let him go in peace to live in safety.
Report abuse If the man is innocent - and by all acounts he seems to be - let him go in peace to live in safety.
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7:01 pm PDT, Mar 11,
Tim Redfern, Tennessee
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Maryann Smale, Maine
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Please have a heart and do not deport this man!
Report abuse Please have a heart and do not deport this man!
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Chiara Giannattasio, Uruguay
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Legal garatees and fair trials to prisoners.
Report abuse Legal garatees and fair trials to prisoners.
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