Newly Elected US President Biden Will Visit Guantanamo Bay
Newly elected US President Biden Will visit Guantanamo Bay, the world’s most expensive prison, know what is the matter.
Speculations have begun on what will be the strategy of newly elected US President Joe Biden on Guantanamo Bay.
US President Donald Trump effectively abolished the practice of releasing prisoners from the prison in Guantanamo Bay.
After this, the question has become important that whether Biden will follow Trump in this matter.
This question becomes even more important when the US economic system has collapsed due to the Corona epidemic.
In such a situation, it will be a big challenge for Biden to keep the world’s most expensive jail in or closed.
Andrea Prasov, deputy director at Human Rights Watch in Washington, said, “I think the jail is more likely to be closed if the case is not politicized.”
There are five prisoners remaining in this prison during the tenure of President Trump. Before Trump took office, it was expected that he would be released, but the plan hung in the balance.
Cases of seven prisoners are pending before the Military Commission. Five of the accused are guilty of planning the 11 attacks.
In addition, there are two prisoners who have been convicted by the military commission. Three faced possible prosecution of the 2002 Bali bombings
Obama called this jail the world’s most expensive prison
Former President Barack Obama called this prison the most expensive prison in the world.
According to a report, $ 9 lakh or Rs 5.6 crore is spent annually on every prisoner here. In addition, the Pentagon spends over 9 billion rupees annually on its maintenance.
Barack Obama said during his tenure that he would propose to close the Guantanamo Bay Jail in Congress. He said that if it is not approved, he will use his veto power.
However, this did not happen during his tenure. According to the New York Times report, 107 prisoners from different countries were still lodged in this prison.
Around 780 people have taken the prison air. Of these, 664 prisoners were shifted to other jails. 11 September
Jail in existence after 2001 terrorist attacks
Let us tell you that after the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the US.
Then Bush administration has captured hundreds of suspected terrorists from different parts of the world apart from Afghanistan and Iraq and kept them in Cuba’s US prison in Guantanamo Bay.
In 2002, photographs of prisoners lodged in Guantanamo Bay Prison, a US military base in Cuba, went public for the first time. In this, the prisoners were held in beds.
Most people in jail are those whom the US government has declared as extremist leaders. It was condemned worldwide after photographs surfaced.
The International and Red Cross had demanded human behavior from these prisoners.
