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23 January 2012
23 January 2012
PRESS RELEASE: CagePrisoners questions British complicity in the assassination of Belal el-Berjawi
The news that British citizen, Belal el-Berjawi, has been assissinated by a US unmanned aerial vehicle in Somalia has raised some important questions regarding British complicity in extrajudicial killings.
On Friday 27 January, el-Berjawi spoke to his wife in the UK who had just given birth to their child, the following day he was assassinated. CagePrisoners will be pushing for an answer to the question, was there any exchange of information between the British and American authorities that led to his killing?
At a time when the UK seurity agencies are being investigated for their role in torture of terrorism suspects, any involvment in extrajudicial killings would be a dangerous development.
Asim Qureshi, Executive Director of CagePrisoners, said of the news,
"The assassination of a British citizen in Somalia comes as part of a recent trend of British citizens who have been killed extrajudicially abroad. From all of our work, we know that the UK authorities were complicit in the torture and rendition of British citizens and residents. It would not come as any surprise that the UK security agencies would be involved in the sharing of information that would lead to the assassination of its own citizens."
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CagePrisoners is a human rights NGO that exists to raise awareness of the plight of the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and other detainees held as part of the War on Terror. We aim to give a voice to the voiceless.
Give a voice to the voiceless.
CagePrisoners Ltd.
27 Old Gloucester Street
London
WC1N 3XX
Press contact: (44) 203 167 4416
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Give a voice to the voiceless.
CagePrisoners Ltd.
27 Old Gloucester Street
London
WC1N 3XX
Press contact: (44) 203 167 4416
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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