A jihadist who committed a recent suicide bombing in Iraq had been released from Guantanamo at the request of the British government and awarded compensation for this time spent as a terror suspect. Which comes closer to your view?

A jihadist who committed a recent suicide bombing in Iraq had been released from Guantanamo at the request of the British government and awarded compensation for this time spent as a terror suspect. Which comes closer to your view? Published on 24 February 2017 → Survey conducted on 24 February 2017 on 3086 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

The government did the right thing at the time as it honestly believed the case against him to be unproven

25%

The government should not have intervened even though it thought he might be innocent

39%

Not sure/other

36%

The government did the right thing at the time as it honestly believed the case against him to be unproven

25%

The government should not have intervened even though it thought he might be innocent

39%

Not sure/other

36%

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