The family of Omar Deghayes attended the court while several demonstrators from Birmingham Guantanamo Campaign, members of Amnesty and supporters from London held a demonstration outside the courts to show their support and solidarity for the families of the detainees held at Guantanamo. 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 and distributed material explaining the case to the general public including tourists from the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. Most of the public showed interest in the protest and the printed material the protestors were distributing. Members of the public signed petitions demanding independent public enquiry into the recent deaths of the three Guantanamo detainees.