{"id":655,"date":"2009-02-09T10:24:47","date_gmt":"2009-02-09T15:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.journals.law.harvard.edu\/ilj\/digest\/?p=655"},"modified":"2010-08-09T15:06:41","modified_gmt":"2010-08-09T19:06:41","slug":"european-parliament-supports-closing-of-guantanamo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/ilj\/2009\/02\/european-parliament-supports-closing-of-guantanamo\/","title":{"rendered":"European Parliament Supports Closing of Guant\u00e1namo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The European Parliament recently passed a resolution supporting President Obama\u2019s decision to close Guant\u00e1namo Bay within a year. The Member of the Parliament asked the U.S. to ensure that that rights and freedoms of the detainees are protected during the process.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In its resolution, the European Parliament said that there were three options for dealing with detainees. <\/span>First, if the U.S. has sufficient evidence against detainees, then they should be tried without delay and upon conviction be imprisoned in the U.S. <\/span>Second, detainees who are not charged but cannot return to their home country for fear of torture or prosecution should be given admittance to the U.S. <\/span>Finally, detainees who are not charged and are willing to return to their home country should be allowed to return as soon as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, the resolution called for European cooperation with the U.S. <\/span>The European Parliament asked that Member States be prepared to accept Guant\u00e1namo inmates in the E.U. upon request. However, the Parliament made clear that it believes primary responsibility for closing <\/span><\/span>Guant\u00e1namo should rest with the United States.
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