Omar Deghayes: an apology

An article published on July 28 2017 suggested that Omar Deghayes had used some of the compensation received from the British government for its alleged involvement in his rendition and unlawful imprisonment in Guantanamo Bay, to pay his nephews to attend a gym where they had been radicalised. Two of his nephews were later killed while fighting in Syria. We now accept that, although some of the information we published was drawn from a local authority Serious Case Review, Mr Deghayes had not paid or encouraged his nephews to attend the gym nor was he responsible for his nephews travelling to Syria. We apologise to Mr Deghayes for any distress caused and have agreed to pay him damages and his legal costs.