U.K. Quietly Presses U.S. Over Guantanamo Trials

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By Andrew Cawthorne

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Tony Blair (news - web sites) said on Wednesday his government was pressing Washington behind the scenes to ensure the planned trials of terrorism suspects jailed at Guantanamo Bay do not violate international law.



Challenged by UK legislators to "put your foot down" against President Bush (news - web sites)'s administration over the controversial trial proposals, the prime minister told parliament that "representations" were being made.


Under repeated questioning, Blair declined to condemn the trials or call for the extradition of Britons there, leaving their relatives and lawyers frustrated.


"Purely private representations have not worked. The British government has to review its strategy and make formal diplomatic protests like Pakistan did," Louise Christian, a lawyer for UK Guantanamo Bay suspect Feroz Abbasi's family, told Reuters.

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