英国将向关塔那摩囚犯支付赔偿金 Britain to Pay Compensation to Guantanamo Detainees
英国说，它将向一组曾经被关押在关塔那摩湾监狱的人支付数百万美元的赔偿金。这些都是英国公民或是有居留权的人。他们指控英国政府参与了在海外对他们所指称的虐待在押人员的行为。
英国司法大臣克拉克星期二对议会表示，英国政府同意与这些提出民事诉讼的原告达成一个调解方案。他以政府与这些前在押人员的律师达成了一个保密协议为由而没有提供有关这个交易的细节。
克拉克对议员说，如果这个诉讼案被提交到法庭的话，英国政府将会面临一个非常复杂的案子。他还表示，政府在不损害国家利益的情况下无法为它自己辩护。
庭外调解的决定是在同这些前在押人员的律师进行了几个星期的谈判之后做出的。
星期二早些时候，英国独立电视台说，至少有7名在押人员将得到赔偿，其中一名男子将得到约160万美元。
Britain says it will pay millions of dollars in compensation to a group of former Guantanamo Bay detainees, all British citizens or residents, who accused the government of complicity in their alleged torture overseas.
Justice Minister Kenneth Clarke told parliament Tuesday that the government had agreed to a mediated settlement with plaintiffs who filed the civil action. He did not provide details of the deal, citing a confidentiality agreement with lawyers for the former detainees.
Clarke told lawmakers the government would have encountered a complex case had the lawsuits gone to court, and said the government could not have defended itself without compromising national security.
The settlement decision follows weeks of negotiations with lawyers for the former prisoners.
Earlier Tuesday, Britain's ITV News said at least seven detainees would receive payments, with one man receiving about $1.6 million.