Biden releases prisoners from Guantanamo: A step to close?

Biden releases prisoners from Guantanamo: A step to close?

In a last big step before the end of his presidency, Joe Biden significantly reduced the number of prisoners in the controversial prison camp Guantanamo Bay on Monday. The US military announced that eleven Yemeni prisoners were transferred to Oman, which means that only 15 inmates remain in the facility. This measure comes in the context of intensive efforts by the bidet government to close the controversial facility and to finally dismiss a significant number of prisoners who are often recorded without indictment, as it was said in an explanation of the US military. It is emphasized that the United States appreciates the support of the Omani government, which helps with the ongoing efforts to reduce the number of prison responsibly in order to ultimately close the prisoner camp, reported OE24.at .

The abolition of the warehouse, which has existed in Cuba since 2002 and was originally created for the detention of terrorist suspects as part of the "War against Terror", was a main goal of Bidens Presidency. In recent years, the efforts to close the facility have always failed at the congress. The government had prohibited the government to move prisoners to the mainland of the United States, and also blocked the return to certain countries, including unstable Yemen. These challenges were also made by NZZ.ch Thematized.

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