Former Guantánamo Bay detainees deserve justice in Italy

London, 11 Dec-(ANA)-Amnesty International is urging the Italian government to ensure that two recently released former Guantánamo Bay detainees receive fair trials in Italy and are not sent back to Tunisia where they would be at risk of torture.

Tunisian nationals Adel Ben Mabrouk and Riadh Nasseri are suspected of having committed terrorism-related crimes in Italy prior to their detention at the US detention centre at Guantánamo Bay.

They were taken into custody on their arrival in Italy in November after having spent over seven years without charge or trial at Guantánamo Bay.

“Adel Ben Mabrouk and Riadh Nasseri endured years of illegal detention in conditions that amounted to ill-treatment. They will be in urgent need of appropriate psychological and medical services,” said Julia Hall, Amnesty International’s expert on counter-terrorism in Europe.

“The Italian government should take immediate measures to make sure that.these men are not subject to further human rights violations.” (ANA)

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