Maldives offers relocation to two Guantanamo men

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Source: BBC

Maldives offers relocation to two Guantanamo men


The Maldives has offered to take two detainees from the US facility in Guantanamo Bay, the Indian Ocean state's president has said.

President Mohamed Nasheed said there was "no harm" in the offer, and said it would not violate any laws.

But the move is being resisted by an opposition party, which is reported to be taking legal action against the government over its plans.

Neither of the two detainees have been named.

The Obama administration, which aims to shut down Guantanamo, has struggled to relocate detainees deemed to no longer pose a threat to US interests.
Among the latest to be moved were two who were transferred to Switzerland in March. Georgia also took two the same month.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8685158.stm

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1. Charge them or release them. Period.

If they're not a threat and have committed no crime, there is NO REASON WHATSOEVER that they should have been "detained" a.k.a. unlawfully incarcerated in a US gulag.

[greiner3]

2. Aren't the Maldives one of the island nations;

That could/will sink under the waves within the next 50 years or so?

Just saying.

[aquart]

3. Yes. It's a temporary solution.