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Thursday, Dec 24th, 2009
The US military prison in Guantanamo Bay may stay open
for another year despite President Barack Obama’s pledge to close
the infamous detention center by 2010.
Recent calculations show that the US administration’s
timetable to close down Guantanamo by January 2010 has to be revisited
over legal and financial issues surrounding the relocation of camp, The
Associated Press reported.
Opponents to Obama’s plan to buy and upgrade a prison in the
State of Illinois to a super-max security status have vowed to
challenge the president’s intended funding for the penitentiary
and delay passage of laws meant to facilitate detention and prosecution
of ‘terrorism’ suspects who face no charges.
“I think there will be bipartisan opposition” to
bringing Guantanamo inmates to Thomson prison around 220 kilometers
west of Chicago, said Donald Stewart who represents Republican leader
in the Senate, Mitch McConnell.
US lawmakers also seem adamant to change laws ruling out detention of onshore captives who do not face prosecution.
Meanwhile, the scheduled purchase of the rural prison in Illinois
may be postponed until March and will require around 10 months of
renovations, officials say.
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