Tirana - Albania has taken three former prisoners from the controversial US detention center for suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, the Interior Ministry confirmed Wednesday. The three men - Tunisian, Egyptian and Libyan nationals - arrived in Albania on Tuesday, following separate agreements between Tirana and Washington for each of them, the ministry said in a statement.
The three new prisoners bring to 11 those to whom Albania is providing shelter within the program to relocate freed suspects from detention to safe places in third countries. A fourth detainee, a Palestinian, was also dropped off in Spain, which has agreed to take five prisoners.
"We are grateful to both nations and their governments for their willingness to support US efforts to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay," US State Department spokesman told reporters in Washington.
The US has been harshly criticized by human rights organizations, such as Amnesty International, over the treatment of Guantanamo prisoners. Transferring prisoners to third countries is part of President Barack Obama's plan to shutter the facility. Crowley said there are now 188 prisoners still at Guantanamo.
Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/311130,albania-takes-three-more-former-guantanamo-detainees--summary.html.
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