The news that Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Deghayes has been released by the US authorities has been tempered by substantial fears for his health.
Supporters of the former Brighton resident believe he could now face severe difficulties adapting to normal life.
Jackie Chase, from the Save Omar Campaign, said: "We don't know what condition he will be in at all. There are substantial fears he will have been very severely affected mentally and that he could be suffering."
It is understood Omar will land at Luton Airport at around 7am on Thursday before being taken to Paddington Green police station for questioning and a medical.
Long term mental health assessments are expected to take longer.
Brighton Kemptown MP Des Turner, who along with The Argus and Omar's friends and family have campaigned for justice, said: "It is fantastic news.
"I never understood the American's case against Omar or why they felt it was necessary to hold him along with hundreds of others for so long in such inhumane conditions."
Omar's sister Amani Deghayes said: "I'm not really sure what's going to happen to Omar and his family now.
"As a family we want them to take it easy and to adapt to normal life."
Lawyers acting for Omar have told The Argus they anticipate him being released by the Metropolitan Police at some stage tomorrow and will then be free to return to his family's home in Saltdean.
A spokesman for the Met Police said: "Three men are being accompanied on a charter flight from Cuba by Metropolitan Police officers for security reasons."
2 comments:
I can't believe Britain welcomes Terrorists into the fold and blatently pays them golden handshakes to join. What the hell does the Whitehouse make of Britain's criminal activitiy, Britain trains terrorists, funds terrorist, and hides them. We should feel lucky America has not twigged this yet and invaded, but of course we have no oil.
Hah - he's own his way home now hopefully - back to Libya after a long spell in a British Jail. Shame on the Argus for their biased attempts to have this dangerous foreign national returned to our shores.
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