By David Williams and Steve Doughty PUBLISHED: 17:38 EST, 29 May 2013 | UPDATED: 19:28 EST, 29 May 2013 Crusading: The Guantanamo comparison was made by lawyer Phil Shiner, pictured, a long-time scourge of alleged wrongdoing by the armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan Listeners to BBC radio were assured that it was a scandal to compare with Guantanamo Bay and the American detention of terror suspects without time limit and without trial. Breathlessly, reporters revealed that they had been given documents showing 85 Afghans were in a British holding camp near Kabul. This might amount to unlawful detention and internment, they said.
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The Guantanamo comparison was made by crusading lawyer Phil Shiner
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He is long-time scourge of alleged wrongdoing by armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan
Mr Shiner sent a representative to @placeholder to find and interview people who claimed to have been harmed by the British, and their claims were brought to the British courts.