The men were released after the British High Court decided that the UK lacked jurisdiction to try the suspects and that the suspects would not receive a fair trial in Rwanda and therefore could not be extradited.

VOA: standard.2009.04.10

"Well we are talking approximately about 99 square miles, and its sovereign base area which is land which is effectively governed by the UK and has an on-island administration that acts on behalf of the Queen in managing and governing that land,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.11