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Last Guantanamo Brit's plea

The last British prisoner being held at Guantanamo Bay has spoken from his cell for the first time. Shaker Aamer, who has been detained for 11 years 2002 without charge, told CBS' 60 Minutes show "act with us like a human being, not like slaves."

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Lawyer: Shaker Aamer has nothing to hide

Clive Stafford Smith, Shaker Aamer's lawyer and Reprieve's director, told CBS his client has agreed to whatever conditions the British government want to put on him if he was released, "because he has nothing to hide".

He said: "What I have said and what Shaker has said for years is that if you have got an allegations against him, put up or shut up."

Commenting on why Aamer is still being held despite being cleared to leave, he said: "I think it is a fascinating question and I would love a little more transparency.

"I wish someone official would give me an explanation and they won't. No one will say why they won't let him go."

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