A jihadist who committed a recent suicide bombing in Iraq had been released from Guantanamo at the request of the British government and awarded compensation for this time spent as a terror suspect. Which comes closer to your view?

Conducted

24 February 2017

3086 GB adults surveyed

Conducted 24 February 2017

YouGov surveyed 3086 GB adults

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Region

Gender

Politics

Age

The government did the right thing at the time as it honestly believed the case against him to be unproven

25%

The government should not have intervened even though it thought he might be innocent

39%

Not sure/other

36%

Conducted 24 February 2017

YouGov surveyed 3086 GB adults

The government did the right thing at the time as it honestly believed the case against him to be unproven

25%

The government should not have intervened even though it thought he might be innocent

39%

Not sure/other

36%

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