Six men held at Guantanamo Bay were transferred to Uruguay, the largest single group of detainees to be moved from the controversial military prison in Cuba, the Pentagon said Sunday. The transfer, nearly a year in the making, marks the first time that Guantanamo inmates have been resettled in South America. The president of Uruguay, José Mujica, said he rejected a requirement that the men would have to stay in his country for two years, and called the Guantanamo prison a kidnapping nest. Related story: 5 Guantanamo detainees sent to Europe; largest release in years Related story: 5 Guantanamo detainees sent to Europe; largest release in years Carol J. Williams The detainees all had been at Guantanamo Bay since 2002 and were considered low-level, although one of them, Jihad Diyab of Syria, had gained some notoriety for undertaking hunger strikes that prompted a force-feeding and subsequent lawsuit by him and others to stop it.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 22:47:58 +0000
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