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

the allegations against alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh a re pretty clear.ome 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 to happen to them in the future and whether or not they will ever face trial and that's because of a number of compensating factors. first of all, they've been held by kurdish militia in northern syria, they are not in the hands of authorities and despite what they say, the british government has stripped these two men of their british citizenship. also, their alleged victims were international and various victims‘ families are saying they should be tried in different parts of the world. the british government's view is that they should

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correspondent, james landale — who explained to me more about what el shafee elsheikh and alexanda koteye 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 what they say, this

alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh are accused of torturing and killing 27 hostages.o 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 ne

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

saying l sheffield shaik had a reputation for mock executions and crucifixions and it said alexanda koteyat 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 victims we re citizenship. their alleged victims were international. the british government's view is these guys should be tried in the usa because they think there's a greater chance ofa they think there's a greater chance of a successful prosecution. the americans have yet to make a decision about that. one of the suspects families is trying to launch a legal challenge to the british government handing over any intelligence. there's a lot of confusion. no one is expecting a decision soon. the fear within the british government that things have changed. the americans say send them to guant namo bay without due process , to guant namo bay without due process, 01’ to guant namo bay without due process, or the kurdish militia take matters into their own hands. the reason this matters is be

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

it also says alexander —— alexanda kotey was responsible for cruel torture methods.. what is less clear is what will happen and whether they will face a trial because there are conjugated factors. they are being held by largely kurdish militia in northern syria, not by the us or british authorities. the british government has confirmed, despite what they said, that they are no longer british citizens. their alleged victims were not just british citizens. their alleged victims were notjust british, there we re victims were notjust british, there were international. the british government is of the view that they should be tried in the united states, where there is the greater chance of a successful prosecution, they think. the americans are not making up their minds on this. they have asked the british more intelligence. the british have started that process, but there is now a legal challenge by the family of one of the suspects that has put that process on hold. so the picture is confused and no one is expecting an early decision on it. the fear within the british g

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

correspondent, james landale — who explained to me more about what el shafee elsheikh and alexanda koteye 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 years. and what about this possibility raised in that interview of them going to the united states to a nswer of them going to the united states to answer these charges? that is what the british government would like. they would like these men to face trial in front of a federal judge in the us. the problem is that is very complicated. these people are being held by a kurdish militia in northern syria, so they're not in the hands of the us or british authorities. secondly, as was said, th