Islamic State 'Beatles' El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey could be tried in UK
El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey were captured by Syrian Kurdish forces
However, Washington is refusing to give the UK a standard assurance that neither man would be executed if convicted. The pair, who are from London, are accused of being members of an IS cell - dubbed"The Beatles" because of their British accents - which also included Mohammed Emwazi, known as Jihadi John, who was killed in a US air strike in 2015, and Aine Davis, who has been jailed in Turkey.
Theresa May, when she was home secretary in 2015, told Washington the UK would only hand over evidence after receiving a categorical guarantee that neither man would be executed.That position was reiterated by Mrs May's successor, Amber Rudd, but then reversed after Sajid Javid entered the Home Office in April 2018.
Mr Javid subsequently offered to share with the Americans as many as 600 witness statements, without seeking any kind of guarantee that Mr Elsheikh and Mr Kotey would not be put to death.
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