Chinese Muslim Uighurs Held at Guantanamo Released and Resettled in Bermuda

Four Chinese Muslim Uighurs held at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo have been released and resettled in Bermuda despite demands from China for their return.

The men had been part of a group that were taken into custody by U.S. forces in Afghanistan but were later determined to not be “enemy combatants.” Rather than return the men to China the U.S. opted to settle the four in Bermuda after the government agreed to take them.

That decision was based largely on the belief that if they had been returned to China they would have been tortured or executed. China has said the Uighur men were members of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, a UN recognized terrorist group.

China has accused Uighur insurgents of launching a separatist movement. While China has expressed anger over the U.S. decision London wasn’t pleased with Bermuda’s decision to take the men in without consulting them first.

According to Foreign Office in London “We have underlined to the Bermuda government that it should have consulted the UK on whether this falls within their competence or is a foreign affairs or security issue for which the Bermuda Government do not have delegated responsibility.”

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