Washington. .- The President of the United States, Barack Obama, declared in an executive order restoring the military commissions, which had been suspended at the beginning of its mandate, to prosecute some detainees held at Guantanamo. In a statement distributed by the White House, Obama said this and other measures "will extend our ability to bring terrorists to justice, provide oversight of our actions and ensure the humane treatment of detainees." The measure for Obama having to re-admit the difficulty of closing the prison, the first commitment adopted after coming to power in January 2009.
Still, the White House emphasizes that remains committed to "the difficult challenge of closing Guantanamo, prison assembled in 2001 to bring prisoners suspected of terrorism in the U.S. naval base in the territory of the island of Cuba. The decision was taken after Congress last December imposed restrictions on the ability to try Guantanamo detainees in U.S.
civilian courts. The Government, says the White House, "is opposed to such restrictions as a dangerous and unprecedented challenge to executive authority (to) decide the most effective method for bringing terrorists to justice." Following the executive order, the Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, has issued an order to strip the military commissions and allows cases to be reintroduced to them.
To justify this change, the White House points out that in the past two years the Government has banned to use the statements of prisoners resulting from degrading, cruel and inhumane and has put in place a better system for handling classified information. With these reforms, the Government states, "the military commissions, along with the trials of terrorism suspects in civilian courts, are an important tool available to combat international terrorists who fall within its jurisdiction" so as to respect the rule of law.
The executive order also establishes a system of periodic evaluation for those prisoners held in Guantanamo Bay to those who can not judge, give to other countries or release of the record but they are a danger to the U.S.. This review will help to ensure the White House said that those who are included in this group will be detained only as necessary and legal to prevent threats to national security.
If it is determined that an inmate has no longer pose a significant threat, the secretaries of Defense and State should designate a place outside the U.S., where he transferred in a manner consistent with national security and the interests of U.S. foreign policy. The White House reiterated its commitment to hold these prisoners to trial in federal court and points out that on each occasion that this has been possible to these courts "have done justice quickly and have imposed a severe punishment for those who want to attack us." Obama himself stated in its statement that "the American system of justice is a key part of our arsenal in the fight against Al Qaeda and its affiliates and will continue using all aspects of our judicial system, including the federal courts "." We will seek to remove restrictions imposed by Congress, "said the White House.
For his part, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in a statement announcing the end of the suspension of military commissions, that "for years, our federal courts have proven to be safe and effective means to bring terrorists to Justice. Delete this option entirely is unwise and unnecessary.
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Still, the White House emphasizes that remains committed to "the difficult challenge of closing Guantanamo, prison assembled in 2001 to bring prisoners suspected of terrorism in the U.S. naval base in the territory of the island of Cuba. The decision was taken after Congress last December imposed restrictions on the ability to try Guantanamo detainees in U.S.
civilian courts. The Government, says the White House, "is opposed to such restrictions as a dangerous and unprecedented challenge to executive authority (to) decide the most effective method for bringing terrorists to justice." Following the executive order, the Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, has issued an order to strip the military commissions and allows cases to be reintroduced to them.
To justify this change, the White House points out that in the past two years the Government has banned to use the statements of prisoners resulting from degrading, cruel and inhumane and has put in place a better system for handling classified information. With these reforms, the Government states, "the military commissions, along with the trials of terrorism suspects in civilian courts, are an important tool available to combat international terrorists who fall within its jurisdiction" so as to respect the rule of law.
The executive order also establishes a system of periodic evaluation for those prisoners held in Guantanamo Bay to those who can not judge, give to other countries or release of the record but they are a danger to the U.S.. This review will help to ensure the White House said that those who are included in this group will be detained only as necessary and legal to prevent threats to national security.
If it is determined that an inmate has no longer pose a significant threat, the secretaries of Defense and State should designate a place outside the U.S., where he transferred in a manner consistent with national security and the interests of U.S. foreign policy. The White House reiterated its commitment to hold these prisoners to trial in federal court and points out that on each occasion that this has been possible to these courts "have done justice quickly and have imposed a severe punishment for those who want to attack us." Obama himself stated in its statement that "the American system of justice is a key part of our arsenal in the fight against Al Qaeda and its affiliates and will continue using all aspects of our judicial system, including the federal courts "." We will seek to remove restrictions imposed by Congress, "said the White House.
For his part, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in a statement announcing the end of the suspension of military commissions, that "for years, our federal courts have proven to be safe and effective means to bring terrorists to Justice. Delete this option entirely is unwise and unnecessary.
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