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| Asylum-seeker barred by UK jailed in Syria |
| 2006-07-02 |
| A failed asylum-seeker has been 'unfairly sentenced' to 12 years' jail in Syria after being forcibly returned from the UK, according to Amnesty International. Muhammad Osama Sayes, 30, was jailed on 25 June after he was convicted of belonging to the banned Muslim Brotherhood. Amnesty said Sayes was tried by the 'notoriously unfair' Supreme State Security Court, whose trials fall short of international standards. 'It's appalling that this man has been jailed for 12 years just for expressing his political beliefs,' said Amnesty's UK campaigns director, Tim Hancock. 'This is a glaring example of what happens when countries like the UK fail to offer protection to asylum-seekers: incommunicado detention, unfair trials, draconian jail sentences and a real risk of torture.' |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #4 I wonder if AI covers all the cases in the Supreme State Security Court or only the ones resulting from actions of the UK or US. At least the Syrians have taken effective action which the US and UK would not. Real torture, not virtual. Seems like a legal rendition to me. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-07-02 11:12 |
| #3 It's the Brit's fault they didn't want a terrorist in their midst? He's suffering the consequences of his behavior? Horrors! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-07-02 10:47 |
| #2 and exactly why did a member of the Muslim Brotherhood expect England to offer him asylum? The Brits may slip once in a while, but they can usually be depended upon to not be self-destructive. |
| Posted by: RWV 2006-07-02 07:25 |
| #1 Heh. As opposed to the fake risk of torture at Gitmo? |
| Posted by: Croluck Ulumble5853 2006-07-02 05:19 |