On the second day of the appeal hearing into the judicial review case brought by solicitors representing the families of Omar Deghayes, Jamil El-Banna and Bisher El-Rawi, Rabinder Singh QC, representing the families, finished presenting theircase at around midday. Christopher Greenwood QC, representing the government, then started his reply. He will continue presenting the British government’s case tomorrow when the appeal hearing is likely to end.

The family of Omar Deghayes attended the court today. Four demonstrators from the London Guantanamo Campaign held a demonstration outside the court to show their support for the families. The demonstration was largely successful with the visual display outside the court drawing a lot of attention. The demonstrators spoke to many members of the public interested in their protest, including tourists visiting London, among them some American soldiers; everyone the demonstrators spoke to expressed their sympathy with the plight of the three families and wished them good luck and a positive outcome to the case. Tourists and passers-by took pictures of the magnificent display outside the court, although grumpy court staff insisted that the Amnesty International banners be removed from the railings outside the court; the banners which offended no one yesterday when attached to the same railings continued to attract attention when laid out in the street. A donation was even made by a passer-by to help the demonstrators in their campaign. The message from passers-by outside the Royal Courts of Justice was unanimously one of sympathy with the families and hope that these men and their families will get justice after four long and painful years.