Advertisement

  1. National

Moazzam Begg leaves prison after terror charges dropped

Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg has walked out of Belmarsh prison in south-east London after the Crown Prosecution Service dropped a string of terrorist charges linked to the civil war in Syria.

View all 10 updates ›

Begg: 'I want to reconnect with my family again'

Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg outside high security Belmarsh prison Credit: Nick Ansell/PA Wire

When former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Moazzam Begg walked free from prison after being acquitted on terror charges earlier today, he told reporters that he wanted reconnect with his family again and point out some "failures" in the Government's foreign policy.

I need to reconnect with my family again.

I need to understand what it's like to be a free man and I think that it's important to point out some of the Government's failures in its foreign policy and its internal policy - its clear demonising of the Muslim community.

And not once but twice in my case this Government has been involved either in directly detaining me or indirectly detaining me.

– Moazzam Begg

Earlier today, Mr Begg, who suffers from post-traumatic stress, appeared in before the Old Bailey via video-link from prison, as Mr Justice Wilkie directed that he be formally found not guilty.

More top news