An Australian held as a terror suspect at Guantanamo Bay has won a legal battle in the UK High Court to be registered as a British citizen.

David Hicks, often referred to as the "Australian Taleban", can now call on UK officials to lobby for his release.

Mr Hicks, 30, whose mother is British, was captured in Afghanistan in 2001 for allegedly fighting US-led forces.

The Muslim convert from Adelaide, South Australia, faces charges of conspiracy to commit war crimes.

US authorities have also charged him with attempted murder and aiding the enemy.

His trial was due to start in November, but a federal judge in the US suspended it while the US Supreme Court looked into the legality of military tribunals created to try war crimes suspects.

Mr Hicks, who is a former abattoir worker and kangaroo hunter, has been held at Guantanamo base for more than three years.

|BBC|

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