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Gitmo Will Stay Open, May Get New Prisoners

Gitmo Will Stay Open, May Get New Prisoners
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During US President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, the White House confirmed that the Guantanamo Bay detention camp will stay open.

Gitmo Will Stay Open, May Get New Prisoners

The announcement follows a leak of a plan to overturn President Obama's move to close it.

The White House released the executive order, entitled Protecting America through Lawful Detention of Terrorists, Tuesday night as Trump gave his remarks.

The presidential order stated that US operations at Guantanamo will continue "given that a number of the remaining individuals at the detention facility are being prosecuted in military commissions, while others must be detained to protect against continuing, significant threats to the security of the United States, as determined by periodic reviews."

The executive order added that the current detainee population at Guantanamo includes the most dangerous and difficult cases, and stated "there is significant reason for concern regarding" the prisoner's engagement in "hostilities should they have the opportunity."

Announcing the order to keep Guantanamo Bay open, Trump indicated that new inmates could soon be brought to the notorious detention facility.

Ahead of the announcement during Trump's address to the nation on Tuesday night, a draft State Department cable obtained by Politico last week described a preview of the decision, which reverses a 2009 executive order set forth by former President Barack Obama, who called for Guantanamo Bay to close down.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

 

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