Yemen refuses sending Yemeni detainees at Guantanamo to another country
The Source: www.hadhramaut.info - 15/3/2009
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emen has renewed request to the United States to extradite Yemeni
detainees held at the U.S.-run prison camp at Guantanamo Bay Y, a
security source said on Saturday.
Speaking to Saba, the source said that Yemen opposes sending any Yemeni detainees to another country but back to home.
"Yemen
has a rehabilitation program for prisoners to be released from
Guantanamo", added the source, noting that the program includes
vocational training, family reunification and religious and cultural
tutoring.
U.S. officials have unveiled the United States has
discussed sending some of Yemeni detainees at Guantanamo Bay to Saudi
Arabia for rehabilitation.
U.S. President Barack Obama wants the detainee camp at Guantanamo Bay to be closed within a year.
The United States currently is holding approximately 240 prisoners, around 100 of whom are of Yemeni descent.
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