In a telephone interview, al-Marri told reporters he was detained at Heathrow Airport on 23 February 2009, on the claim that his visa application had not stated that he was a former Guantanamo captive.[13] Al Marri said he had told the British officials who helped him complete his visa application about his stay in Guantanamo. Al Marri had toured the United Kingdom on a speaking tour, with Moazzam Begg, a few weeks before his 23 February detention.[14][15]