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Shaker Aamer cleared for release after 13 years in Guantanamo
AFTER 13 years of unimaginable torment, torture and abuse, it was finally confirmed yesterday that the last Briton in Guantanamo Shaker Aamer is to be released.
Mr Aamer, who has been held without charge or trial and who has twice been cleared for release by the US authorities, continued to languish in the US gulag despite an international campaign to secure his freedom.
During this time he suffered lengthy periods in solitary confinement and almost daily beatings.
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