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Barack Obama to ‘prioritise’ case of Guantánamo detainee Shaker Aamer
Source: The Guardian
Barack Obama to ‘prioritise’ case of Guantánamo detainee Shaker Aamer
Nicholas Watt in Washington
The Guardian, Friday 16 January 2015 22.33 GMT
Barack Obama has given an undertaking to David Cameron that he will prioritise the case of Shaker Aamer, the last British resident held at Guantánamo Bay, amid fears in the UK that he could be deported to Saudi Arabia.
The president told the prime minister in talks at the White House that he understood that the Aamer case is a matter of great interest in Britain, though he said that he would act in a way that protects US national security.
Bernadette Meehan, a National Security Council spokesperson, said: “Prime minister Cameron raised this case with the president, and the president told him that he understands why this case is of great interest to the prime minister and the British people. The president committed to the prime minister that we will prioritise this case, while making sure any action taken is consistent with our national security.”
Britain hopes to persuade the US authorities to release Aamer and allow him to be sent to Britain amid fears that he could be sent to Saudi Arabia if Obama succeeds in meeting his pledge to close Guantánamo Bay by the end of his presidency.
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Nicholas Watt in Washington
The Guardian, Friday 16 January 2015 22.33 GMT
Barack Obama has given an undertaking to David Cameron that he will prioritise the case of Shaker Aamer, the last British resident held at Guantánamo Bay, amid fears in the UK that he could be deported to Saudi Arabia.
The president told the prime minister in talks at the White House that he understood that the Aamer case is a matter of great interest in Britain, though he said that he would act in a way that protects US national security.
Bernadette Meehan, a National Security Council spokesperson, said: “Prime minister Cameron raised this case with the president, and the president told him that he understands why this case is of great interest to the prime minister and the British people. The president committed to the prime minister that we will prioritise this case, while making sure any action taken is consistent with our national security.”
Britain hopes to persuade the US authorities to release Aamer and allow him to be sent to Britain amid fears that he could be sent to Saudi Arabia if Obama succeeds in meeting his pledge to close Guantánamo Bay by the end of his presidency.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jan/16/shaker-aamer-guantanamo-bay-prioritise-obama-case
