Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Shafiq Rasul" in English language version.
He travelled to Pakistan in October 2001, apparently for a computer course, and his family lost contact with him in December.
Mr Rasul was actually working in a Curry's electronics store in the West Midlands at the time the video was filmed, the report says.
But speaking at his West Midlands home Rasul said there was "no excuse" for Harith's actions. He said: "It is absolutely terrible what he has done. I've no idea what made him do it. Guantanamo was terrible. I have been able to move on. I don't know why he wasn't."
He travelled to Pakistan in October 2001, apparently for a computer course, and his family lost contact with him in December.
Mr Rasul was actually working in a Curry's electronics store in the West Midlands at the time the video was filmed, the report says.
But speaking at his West Midlands home Rasul said there was "no excuse" for Harith's actions. He said: "It is absolutely terrible what he has done. I've no idea what made him do it. Guantanamo was terrible. I have been able to move on. I don't know why he wasn't."