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Pentagon plans to transfer a dozen Guantánamo inmates to two countries
Source: Reuters
Pentagon plans to transfer a dozen Guantánamo inmates to two countries
Reuters
Thursday 31 March 2016 15.29 BST
The Pentagon plans to transfer about a dozen inmates of the Guantánamo military prison to at least two countries that have agreed to take them, a US official said on Wednesday, the latest move in Barack Obama’s final push to close the facility.
The first of the transfers are expected in the next few days and the others will take place in coming weeks, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Among them will be Tariq Ba Odah, a Yemeni man who has been on a long-term hunger strike and has lost about half of his body weight.
There are now 91 prisoners at the US naval base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Most have been held without charge or trial for more than a decade, drawing international condemnation.
Obama, who last month presented Congress with a blueprint for closing the prison, is seeking to make good on his longtime pledge before he leaves office in January. But he faces stiff opposition from many Republican lawmakers, as well as some of his fellow Democrats.
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Reuters
Thursday 31 March 2016 15.29 BST
The Pentagon plans to transfer about a dozen inmates of the Guantánamo military prison to at least two countries that have agreed to take them, a US official said on Wednesday, the latest move in Barack Obama’s final push to close the facility.
The first of the transfers are expected in the next few days and the others will take place in coming weeks, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Among them will be Tariq Ba Odah, a Yemeni man who has been on a long-term hunger strike and has lost about half of his body weight.
There are now 91 prisoners at the US naval base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Most have been held without charge or trial for more than a decade, drawing international condemnation.
Obama, who last month presented Congress with a blueprint for closing the prison, is seeking to make good on his longtime pledge before he leaves office in January. But he faces stiff opposition from many Republican lawmakers, as well as some of his fellow Democrats.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/31/guantanamo-prisoner-transfer-cuba-pentagon-obama-close-gitmo