ENDLESS PRISONERS Standstill in Guantánamo

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Biden had released a Guantánamo prisoner for the first time in July. The president apparently wants to accelerate the exit, said the director of the Center for National Security at Fordham University in New York City, Karen Greenberg, the "Evangelical press service". Legally, the situation is complex. The US armed forces have largely left Afghanistan, but the US government has never declared the "war on terror" that founded Guantánamo to be over.

In early August, 75 Democratic congressmen called for the camp to be "closed immediately". A first step must be to reduce the number of prisoners. Ten of the 39 men had been “released for dismissal” by the “Periodic Review Board”, an examination committee in Guantánamo, emphasized the MPs. Of course, it is unclear which countries are ready to accept prisoners.

The trials were moving slowly "because of the torture," said Greenberg of the National Security Center. Many of the remaining inmates have been tortured in secret CIA prisons. Forced statements could not be used in a process. Biden had to appoint a special representative for the camp closure, explained Greenberg. (epd / mig)