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Comic announces Guantanamo Brit is suing MI5 and MI6

Frankie Boyle has tweeted that Mr Aamer is "just trying to get home". Credit: Sean Dempsey/PA Wire

Comedian Frankie Boyle has today announced a defamation suit against MI5 and MI6 on behalf of Shaker Aamer, the last remaining British resident held in Guantanamo Bay.

Boyle joined legal action charity Reprieve in London this morning to confirm the launch of the captive's legal action.

Mr Aamer, who was rendered to Guantanamo in 2002, alleges that the intelligence agencies have told lies about him, claiming he holds links with al Qaeda, which prevent his release despite politicians in both the UK and US requesting he be freed.

Ahead of the announcement Boyle tweeted: "Shaker Aamer, with a British family and a kid he's never seen, (is) just trying to get home."

Shaker Aamer's wife and four children live in south London. Credit: Michael Stephens/PA Archive