Guatanamo prisoners in Spain
Spain willing to accept five Guantanamo inmates
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Miguel Ángel Moratinos, has announced that Spain is prepared to accept five inmates from the Guantánamo prison in Cuba, as long as legal and security conditions are carefully respected during their transfer.
During a breakfast meeting organized by the ‘New Economic Forum’ Moratinos said that despite declaring last month that Spain was willing to accept two Guantanamo inmates (one from Palestine and the other from the Yemen) this number had now risen to five. He also confirmed that this figure was not definite and did not specify the nationality of the prisoners.
In June last year the United States asked Spain to accept at least four prisoners from Guantanamo in order to assist in the closure of the prison. Moratinos announced last month that the transfer of two inmates from Guantanamo was under discussion but that this was not a ‘definite figure’. He underlined that Spain wanted to help Obama in his objective of closing Guantanamo and thereby putting an end to an ‘unacceptable situation’.
Moratinos insists that the transfer of inmates from Guantánamo will be carried out in compliance with all the necessary legal conditions and under strict observation in order not to compromise security.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Miguel Ángel Moratinos, has announced that Spain is prepared to accept five inmates from the Guantánamo prison in Cuba, as long as legal and security conditions are carefully respected during their transfer.
During a breakfast meeting organized by the ‘New Economic Forum’ Moratinos said that despite declaring last month that Spain was willing to accept two Guantanamo inmates (one from Palestine and the other from the Yemen) this number had now risen to five. He also confirmed that this figure was not definite and did not specify the nationality of the prisoners.
In June last year the United States asked Spain to accept at least four prisoners from Guantanamo in order to assist in the closure of the prison. Moratinos announced last month that the transfer of two inmates from Guantanamo was under discussion but that this was not a ‘definite figure’. He underlined that Spain wanted to help Obama in his objective of closing Guantanamo and thereby putting an end to an ‘unacceptable situation’.
Moratinos insists that the transfer of inmates from Guantánamo will be carried out in compliance with all the necessary legal conditions and under strict observation in order not to compromise security.
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