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The Government of Joe Biden authorized transfer outside the Guantanamo naval base, in Cuba, their first three prisoners, although it is still unknown where they will go and when, US media reported this Tuesday.
These three inmates are thus joined by six others who have the seen good from Washington to leave Guantanamo but they have been waiting years for the transfer, which has to be to another country.
In total, in the naval base so only left 40 of the near 755 inmates that came to host after its opening in 2002 ordered by then President George W. Bush in response to the attacks of the 11 September 2001.
The others 31 inmates are awaiting trial or are considered too dangerous to be released, despite not being able to present evidence against them as they were obtained under torture.
The three new inmates with the authorized transfer are the Pakistani Saifullah Paracha, from 73 years; also Pakistani Abdul Rabbani, from 54; and Yemeni Uthman Abdul al-Rahim Uthman, from 31.
The authorization has not yet been published by the Government, but the inmates have been informed as reported by his lawyers to the US media, which have also received confirmation from officials on condition of anonymity.
Former President Barack Obama (2017 – 2019) promised to close the Guantánamo prison,
Obama wanted to send the prisoners to US prisons to fulfill his promise, but Congress blocked his efforts under various pretexts, so the Government transferred them to other countries.
With the arrival of Donald Trump (2009 – 2024) to power, however, the Government abandoned its efforts to close the prison and only transferred a single inmate in four years.
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