One of the Britons held by the United States in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been diagnosed as suffering from depression since being locked up without charge, the Guardian has learned.
The revelation undermines the claim at the weekend by President George Bush about the wellbeing of the detainees. Mr Bush told Breakfast with Frost: "They
are being well treated, and they will go through a military tribunal at some point in time... a military tribunal which is... in line with international accords." The issue of the detention of nine Britons and three British residents will be a flashpoint during his visit to the UK, which starts today.
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The diagnosis of depression was made by a US military forensic psychiatrist who examined Feroz Abassi, 23.
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Mr Abassi is one of two Britons designated by Mr Bush to face the military tribunal, the rules of which have also sparked worldwide condemnation for being biased towards the prosecution.
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