Cidersomerset
19th June 2013, 16:13
US names Gitmo's indefinite detainees .Now war in Afghan is over, theres no
reason to keep them, unless they are to be charged in a civil court, for criminal
offences in which case they should be moved to civil jails.
5ixk4FEi5nc
Published on 18 Jun 2013
Through a Freedom of Information Act request, The Miami Herald obtained the names of
those detained at the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba.The facility which has been open
for more than a decade currently holds 48 individuals who are designated for indefinite
detention because the US government claims they are "too dangerous to release."
Attorney Thomas Wilner explains the released documents.
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U.S. releases names of ‘indefinite detainees’ at Guantanamo
kevin-liptak
Posted by
CNN's Kevin Liptak
(CNN) – The names of dozens of detainees held at the military prison at Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba, were released for the first time on Monday after a newspaper sued the
federal government for the information.
The list identifies 46 inmates being held for “continued detention” at the facility, which
President Barack Obama has vowed to close. The report was made public after a lawsuit
from the Miami Herald. The Obama administration first acknowledged that detainees
were being held indefinitely in Guantanamo in 2010, but didn't make their identities
public until now.
As of Tuesday, 104 of the 166 current Guantanamo detainees are staging a hunger
strike. They are protesting their treatment and indefinite detention, resulting in force
feedings of 44, according to Capt. Robert Durand, a spokesperson for the Joint Task
Force.
Durand said they "do not comment on the detainees in Camp 7." That camp holds 15
"high-value detainees," so the accrual number of detainees on strike could be higher.
The list released Monday was the product of a 2010 federal review of the status of each
detainee, which was commissioned by President Barack Obama as a step toward closing
the facility.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL LIST
Obama has recently renewed his vow to shut the prison established last decade to
house suspected terrorists.
Of the 46 detainees listed for indefinite detention, the report shows that 26 are from
Yemen, 10 are from Afghanistan, three are from Saudi Arabia, two each are from Libya
and Kuwait, and one each are from Kenya, Somalia and Morocco.
Human rights groups have long protested the detention of suspected enemy fighters
who haven’t been charged with crimes.
The government says the detainees are too dangerous to transfer but cannot be tried,
characterizing them as war prisoners under the 2001 “Authorization for Use of Military
Force Act.”
“It is fundamental to democracy that the public know the identities of the people our
nation is depriving of liberty and why they are being detained,” said Dixon Osburn, the
director of the Law and Security Program at the group Human Rights First.
“The United States has held some of the men at Guantanamo now for over a decade.
Today’s revelation is welcome, though long overdue. The administration should use its
authority under current law immediately to transfer the 86 detainees already cleared for
transfer out of Guantanamo," Osburn said.
Of the 86 detainees cleared for transfer, 56 are from Yemen. Currently, a moratorium is
in place on transferring prisoners back to Yemen, citing the country’s current security
situation.
One of Obama’s initiatives in his new bid to close Guantanamo is lifting that ban.
CNN Pentagon Correspondent Chris Lawrence contributed to this report.
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reason to keep them, unless they are to be charged in a civil court, for criminal
offences in which case they should be moved to civil jails.
5ixk4FEi5nc
Published on 18 Jun 2013
Through a Freedom of Information Act request, The Miami Herald obtained the names of
those detained at the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba.The facility which has been open
for more than a decade currently holds 48 individuals who are designated for indefinite
detention because the US government claims they are "too dangerous to release."
Attorney Thomas Wilner explains the released documents.
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http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/global/header/us/hdr-politics.gif
U.S. releases names of ‘indefinite detainees’ at Guantanamo
kevin-liptak
Posted by
CNN's Kevin Liptak
(CNN) – The names of dozens of detainees held at the military prison at Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba, were released for the first time on Monday after a newspaper sued the
federal government for the information.
The list identifies 46 inmates being held for “continued detention” at the facility, which
President Barack Obama has vowed to close. The report was made public after a lawsuit
from the Miami Herald. The Obama administration first acknowledged that detainees
were being held indefinitely in Guantanamo in 2010, but didn't make their identities
public until now.
As of Tuesday, 104 of the 166 current Guantanamo detainees are staging a hunger
strike. They are protesting their treatment and indefinite detention, resulting in force
feedings of 44, according to Capt. Robert Durand, a spokesperson for the Joint Task
Force.
Durand said they "do not comment on the detainees in Camp 7." That camp holds 15
"high-value detainees," so the accrual number of detainees on strike could be higher.
The list released Monday was the product of a 2010 federal review of the status of each
detainee, which was commissioned by President Barack Obama as a step toward closing
the facility.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL LIST
Obama has recently renewed his vow to shut the prison established last decade to
house suspected terrorists.
Of the 46 detainees listed for indefinite detention, the report shows that 26 are from
Yemen, 10 are from Afghanistan, three are from Saudi Arabia, two each are from Libya
and Kuwait, and one each are from Kenya, Somalia and Morocco.
Human rights groups have long protested the detention of suspected enemy fighters
who haven’t been charged with crimes.
The government says the detainees are too dangerous to transfer but cannot be tried,
characterizing them as war prisoners under the 2001 “Authorization for Use of Military
Force Act.”
“It is fundamental to democracy that the public know the identities of the people our
nation is depriving of liberty and why they are being detained,” said Dixon Osburn, the
director of the Law and Security Program at the group Human Rights First.
“The United States has held some of the men at Guantanamo now for over a decade.
Today’s revelation is welcome, though long overdue. The administration should use its
authority under current law immediately to transfer the 86 detainees already cleared for
transfer out of Guantanamo," Osburn said.
Of the 86 detainees cleared for transfer, 56 are from Yemen. Currently, a moratorium is
in place on transferring prisoners back to Yemen, citing the country’s current security
situation.
One of Obama’s initiatives in his new bid to close Guantanamo is lifting that ban.
CNN Pentagon Correspondent Chris Lawrence contributed to this report.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/06/17/u-s-releases-names-of-indefinite-detainees-at-guantanamo/comment-page-1/