Tuesday, February 28, 2006

A new legal limbo

I noticed a short passage in the Financial Times' article about the riots at the Pul-i-Charki prison in Kabul that I have not yet found confirmed in any other source. It essentially forecasts the closing of Guantanamo Bay, likely with rhetoric of improving America's image abroad, and moving the inmates to Afghanistan:
"US forces are renovating one block of the Soviet-built prison [Pul-i-Charki in Kabul] to house Afghan prisoners who will eventually be transferred from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba"

This move would allow the US to save face because the prisoners would be farther away from America and further from the jurisdiction of US courts. However, it would be largely a change in location, not respect for international conventions. Just something to watch out for in the future.

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