quentin: for now the fate of alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh remains uncertain. the government's plans that thei face in the united states is under judicial review. former hostages tell us they want them to face western justice. in the meantime, the two men have been returned to solitaryd confinement e being held under heavy guard at an undisclosed location in northern syria. quentin sommerville, bbc news. laura: for more on the accusations against the two men quentin interviewed, our diplomat correspondent james landale provided this analysis. james: the allegations against alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh are pretty clear. the british home secretary said in a letter recently that there was intelligence that implicated both men in the murders of a number of individuals, includi three americans and two britons. the u.s. state department saysif spally that elsheikh had a reputation for mock executions and crucifixions and that kotey was responsible for cruel forms of torture. the allegations against them, which they deny, are clear. that is less clear is what

for now, the fate of alexanda koty and el shafee elsheikh remains uncertain.t's plan, that they face trial in the united states, is under judicial review. former hostages tell us that they want them to face western justice. in the meantime, the two men have been returned to solitary confinement. they're being held under heavy guard at an undisclosed location in northern syria. quentin somerville, bbc news. and here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, with more on the accusations levelled against the two men. the allegations against alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh a re pretty clear. the british home secretary, sajid javid, said in a letter recently there was intelligence that implicated both men in the murders of a number of individuals, including three americans and two britons. the us state department says specifically that elsheikh had a reputation for mock executions and crucifixions and alexanda kotey was responsible for cruel forms of torture so the allegations against them, which they deny, are clear. what is less clear is what is going

for seven months now, alexanda koty and el shafee elsheikh have been held in kurdish and american custody in northern syria. the us government alleges that the men waterboarded, crucified and executed prisoners as part of a jihadist cell dubbed "the beatles" by the prisoners. what did you do in is? as for the specific details as to what i was doing while living in is—controlled territories, a question i prefer to decline to answer at this present stage. for legal reasons. do you still deny that you were a member of the group known as the beatles which carried out executions and beheadings? yes, of course. el shafee?

james: the allegations against alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh are pretty clear. the british home secretary said in a letter recently that the was intelligence that implicated both men in the murders of amb of individuals, including three americans and two britons. the u.s. state department says specifically that elsheikh had a reputation for mock executionsio and crucif and that kotey was responsible for cruel forms of torture. the allegations against them, which they deny, as clear. whatss clear is what will happen to them in the future and whether they will face trial. th is because of a number of complicated factors. they are being held by kurdish militia in northern syria, not in the hands of the u.s. or american authorities. the british government has stripped these men of their british citizenship. the alleged victims were international. vaous victims families say they should be tried in different parts of the world. itthe h government's view is that they should be tried in the united states because the ministers believe there will b greater chance of a suc

spoke to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale — who explained to me more about what el shafee elsheikhese individuals were involved in a lot of what they were doing, particularly el shafee elsheikh had a reputation for water boarding, mocks executions and crucifixions and it also alleges alexanda kotey was responsible for exceptionally cruel torture methods. there was intelligence implicating these two men in the murder of several individuals so there are specific individuals so there are specific individual allegations against these men which is why british police have been investigating them. what about the possibility raised in the interview of them going to the united states to answer these charges? that is what the british government would like, that these men face trial in front of a federal judge but it's fairly compensated. these people are being held by a kurdish militia in northern syria so they are not in the hands of the us 01’ they are not in the hands of the us or british authorities. secondly as was said in this report they have had their sins and chip removed, despite w

for now, the fate of alexanda koty and el shafee elsheikh remains uncertain.under judicial review. former hostages tell us that they want them to face western justice. in the meantime, the two men have been returned to solitary confinement. they are being held under heavy guard at an undisclosed location in northern syria. quentin somerville, bbc news. our diplomatic correspondent james landale has more on what the two men are accused of. the us state department alleges these two individuals was very specifically involved in a lot of what he was doing particularly, the british home secretary there was evidence that they were implicated in the murders of several men. the british government said that macro on “— british government said that macro on —— elsheikh liked mock crucifixion is an kotee liked cool torture. what is less clear is what is going to happen to them in the future and whether they will face trial and that's because of a number of complicating factors. first of all, they have been held by kurdish militia. secondly, despite what they say, the bri

for now, the fate of alexanda koty and el shafee elsheikh remains uncertain. them to face western justice. in the meantime, the two men have been returned to solitary confinement. they are being held under heavy guard at an undisclosed location in northern syria. quentin somerville, bbc news. earlier i spoke to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale — who explained to me more about what el shafee elsheikh and alexanda kotey have been accused of. the us state department alleges these two individuals, very specifically they were involved in a lot of what he was doing particularly that there was a reputation for waterboarding, mock executions and crucifixions and it also alleges alexander was responsible for exceptionally cruel torture methods and our own home —— on home secretary said in a letter to the us attorney general last month there was intelligence that implicates these two men in the murder of several individuals so there are specific allegations against these two men, which is why british police have been investigating member of the last four year

for now, the fate of alexanda koty and el shafee elsheikh remains uncertain.tates, is under judicial review. former hostages tell us that they want them to face western justice. in the meantime, the two men have been returned to solitary confinement. they are being held under heavy guard at an undisclosed location in northern syria. quentin somerville, bbc news. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale is here. tell us more about the accusations and what will happen now. the home secretary sajid javid said in a letter recently there was intelligence that implicated both men in the murder of a number of individuals including three americans and two britons. the us state department is specific saying l sheffield shaik had a reputation for mock executions and crucifixions and it said alexanda kotey was responsible for exceptionally cruel torture methods. what happens to them is less clear and not whether they will ever face trial. they are being held by kurdish militia in northern syria. they have been stripped of their british citizenship. their alleged victim

for now, the fate of alexanda koty and el shafee elsheikh remains uncertain., that they face trial in the united states, is under judicial review. former hostages tell us that they want them to face western justice. in the meantime, the two men have been returned to solitary confinement. they are being held under heavy guard at an undisclosed location in northern syria. quentin somerville, bbc news. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale is here. tell us more about exactly what these men are accused of and what happens to them now? the british government and the us government are very clear. the home secretary, sajid javid, wrote recently that there is intelligence that implicates the two men in a number of murders including three americans and two britons. the us state department says explicitly that al sheikh had a reputation for mock executions and crucifixions. it also says alexander —— alexanda kotey was responsible for cruel torture methods. the charge sheet is clear. what is less clear is what will happen and whether they will face a trial because t

for now, the fate of alexanda koty and el shafee elsheikh remains uncertain.being held under heavy guard at an undisclosed location in northern syria. quentin somerville, bbc news. and here‘s our diplomatic correspondent james landale with more on the accusations levelled against the two men. the british government is very clear, sajid javid said intelligence implicated both men in the murder of a number of individuals including three americans and two britons. the us state department is very specific, saying that koty was responsible for exceptionally cruel torture methods. what is less clear is whether they will ever face trial. they are being held by kurdish militia, not by the us or british authorities. they have been stripped of their british citizenship, that was confirmed two weeks ago. their alleged victims we re weeks ago. their alleged victims were international. it is thought they should be tried in america because there‘s a feeling there‘s a greater chance of success there. saudi arabia has expelled the canadian ambassador to riyadh in a spat over

alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh are accused of torturing and killing 27 hostages.confront them. he says they're cowards who fled the battlefield. they refused to answer his questions and quickly bring the interview to a halt. before he leaves, he takes a final picture. but they want to shut him out. afterwards, he gave me his reaction to the meeting. translation: i wanted to see the suspects and look them in the face, that's it. the first thing i thought when i saw them was gaddafi or saddam. they were able to torture and murder, but when the moment arrived, they handed themselves in order to survive. i think that's despicable. should they face the death penalty? translation: no, i don't believe in the death penalty. but i think they should spend the rest of their lives in prison, and in the same conditions they kept their hostages. his tormentors are now dead or injail. ricardo vilanova had the strength and the opportunity to survive. but more than that, he's had the courage to return here so that these dark horrors won't be forgotten. quentin somerville, bbc news

alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh are accused of torturing and killing 27 hostages. he says they're cowards who fled the battlefield. they refused to answer his questions and quickly bring the interview to a halt. before he leaves, he takes a final picture. but they want to shut him out. afterwards, he gave me his reaction to the meeting. translation: i wanted to see the suspects and look them in the face, that's it. the first thing i thought when i saw them was gaddafi or saddam. they were able to torture and murder, but when the moment arrived, they handed themselves in order to survive. i think that's despicable. should they face the death penalty? translation: no, i don't believe in the death penalty. but i think they should spend the rest of their lives in prison, and in the same conditions they kept their hostages. his tormentors are now dead or injail. ricardo vilanova had the strength and the opportunity to survive. but more than that, he's had the courage to return here so that these dark horrors won't be forgotten. quentin somerville, bbc news, raqqa. you'r

alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh are accused of torturing and killing 27 hostages.who fled the battlefield. they refused to answer his questions and quickly bring the interview to a halt. before he leaves, he takes a final picture. but they want to shut him out. afterwards, he gave me his reaction to the meeting. translation: i wanted to see the suspects and look them in the face, that's it. the first thing i thought when i saw them was gaddafi or saddam. they were able to torture and murder, but when the moment arrived, they handed themselves in order to survive. i think that's despicable. should they face the death penalty? no, i don't believe in the death penalty. but i think they should spend the rest of their lives in prison, and in the same conditions they kept their hostages. his tormentors are now dead or injail. ricardo vilanova had the strength and the opportunity to survive. but more than that, he's had the courage to return here so that these dark horrors won't be forgotten. quentin somerville, bbc news, raqqa. officials in california say they're now dea

alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh are accused of torturing and killing 27 hostages.s, he gave me his reaction to the meeting. translation: i wanted to see the suspects and look them in the face, that‘s it. the first thing i thought when i saw them was gaddafi or saddam. they were able to torture and murder but when the moment arrived, they handed themselves in order to survive. i think that‘s despicable. should they face the death penalty? translation: no, i don't believe in the death penalty. but i think they should spend the rest of their lives in prison. and in the same conditions they kept their hostages. his tormentors are now dead or injail. ricardo vilanova had the strength and the opportunity to survive. but more than that, he has had the courage to return here so that these dark horrors won‘t be forgotten. quentin somerville, bbc news, raqqa. the headlines on bbc news. six men are found guilty of trying to smuggle albanian migrants in speed boats across the english channel. the conservative party chairman calls for boris johnson to apologise for his comments