Bahrain concerned about Guantanamo
Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:00:14
Bahrain has sent a security delegation to the Guantanamo Bay military camp to monitor the status of two Bahraini nationals held at the detention center.
Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nizar al-Baharna released a statement indicating that “following the efforts exerted by the foreign minister through direct contacts with the American authorities, a security delegation has left for the U.S. to get greater insights into the conditions of the Bahraini detainees.”
Four Bahraini detainees have been freed from the U.S.-run detention camp in Cuba in the last two years but the two remaining prisoners by the name of Juma al-Dossary and Eisa al-Murbati are still kept in the military prison without having ever been officially charged with any crime.
Bahrain concerned about Guantanamo
Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:00:14
Bahrain has sent a security delegation to the Guantanamo Bay military camp to monitor the status of two Bahraini nationals held at the detention center.
Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nizar al-Baharna released a statement indicating that “following the efforts exerted by the foreign minister through direct contacts with the American authorities, a security delegation has left for the U.S. to get greater insights into the conditions of the Bahraini detainees.”
Four Bahraini detainees have been freed from the U.S.-run detention camp in Cuba in the last two years but the two remaining prisoners by the name of Juma al-Dossary and Eisa al-Murbati are still kept in the military prison without having ever been officially charged with any crime.
The six Bahrainis were seized by American forces shortly after the Taliban came under attack in Afghanistan. The detainees have denied any involvement in anti-U.S. activities.
Minister al-Baharna expressed hope that official efforts, coupled with perseverance on all sides would help bring to two prisoners home.
Meanwhile, the lawyer representing the two Bahrainis at the Guantanamo Bay prison has accused U.S. authorities of utilizing mental torture by isolating the prisoners.
New York-based Joshua Colangelo-Bryan said the two Bahraini nationals still held in Guantanamo have had either no or little contact with the outside world.
Human rights activists in Bahrain have also called for renewed efforts from the Persian Gulf States to bring home detainees being held in Guantanamo Bay.
