A once-secret unit inside the Guantanamo Bay detention middle that had fallen into disrepair has been closed and the prisoners moved to a different facility on the American base in Cuba, the U.S. army mentioned Sunday.
The prisoners at Camp 7 have been transferred to a facility adjoining to the place the opposite detainees on the bottom are held as a part of what U.S. Southern Command mentioned in an announcement was an effort to extend operational effectivity and effectiveness.”
Miami-based Southern Command, which oversees the detention middle on the southeastern fringe of Cuba, didn’t say what number of prisoners have been moved. Officials have beforehand mentioned about 14 males have been held in Camp 7. There are 40 prisoners at Guantanamo.
Southern Command mentioned the Camp 7 prisoners have been moved to Camp 5 safely and with out incident,” however didn’t say when the switch occurred. Camp 5, which was largely empty, is subsequent to Camp 6, the place the opposite detainees are held.
Camp 7 opened in December 2006 for prisoners beforehand held in a community of clandestine CIA detention services, sometimes called black websites, the place they have been subjected to brutal interrogation methods. The army ran it underneath an settlement with CIA, and Southern Command mentioned intelligence businesses have been concerned with the switch.
The army lengthy refused to even acknowledge the placement of Camp 7 on the bottom and has by no means allowed journalists to see the within of the power. Officials had mentioned that unit, which was by no means designed to be everlasting, had structural points and wanted to get replaced, however the Pentagon dropped plans to hunt cash for the development.
Among these held at Camp 7 have been the 5 prisoners charged with warfare crimes for his or her alleged roles planning and offering logistical help for the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist assaults.
President Joe Biden has mentioned he intends to shut Guantanamo, however that may require approval from Congress to maneuver some prisoners to the U.S. for trial or imprisonment.
