Support has been pouring in for The Argus campaign to get justice for Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Deghayes.

Dozens of readers have been pledging their support by phone and email since we launched our campaign on Saturday.

Mr Deghayes, a 36-year-old law graduate from Saltdean, has been imprisoned in solitary confinement in Camp X-Ray for more than three years without being charged with a crime.

He claims to have suffered savage beatings, mental torture, physical hardship and religious abuse at the hands of American guards.

Veteran Labour politician Tony Benn, an MP for 51 years before his retirement in 2001, said: "I wish the Save Omar campaign, The Argus and the people of Brighton every luck in their campaign to get justice for Mr Deghayes.

"What is happening at Guantanamo Bay is almost unthinkable.

"To tolerate this internment is like tearing up the Magna Carta. Everyone has the right to a fair trial."

Barry Harvey, of Whitehawk Close, Brighton, said: "The USA should hang its head in shame for its treatment of prisoners not yet found guilty of any crime."

Andrew Vickery, of Palmeira Avenue, Hove, said: "This man is entitled to human rights.

"What is more galling for us in Brighton and Hove is that this is one of our neighbours, someone who has spent much of his life here and been part of the community. We cannot let our Government pretend it has no duty to intervene."

Jackie Chase, of the Brighton Save Omar campaign, which has been lobbying for his return to this country since March, said: "I have had loads of phone calls saying how great is what The Argus is doing.

"The situation is getting so dire now that we all have to do as much as we can."

The Save Omar group has collected more than 4,000 signatures of support for the cause and plans to travel to London on Thursday to hand in the petition at Downing Street.

For more information about the Save Omar campaign group and background to Mr Deghayes' case, visit www.save-omar.org.uk Add your voice to the campaign by writing to Newsdesk, Argus House, Crowhurst Road, Hollingbury, Brighton BN1 8AR or email news@theargus.co.uk.

We will deliver your messages of support to Home Secretary Charles Clark.