Saudi transfers from Gitmo on hold

[sabra]

Source: The Hill

The Obama administration has no plans to transfer Guantánamo Bay detainees to Saudi Arabia in the wake of the Christmas Day bombing attempt and bipartisan criticism about its policy of transferring detainees to countries hosting terrorist activity.

No detainees are set to be sent to Saudi Arabia in the “near term,” an administration official told The Hill.

The official also defended the administration’s decision to transfer three Guantánamo Bay detainees to Saudi Arabia in June 2009, noting that the trio were under Saudi “judicial review” after their transfer.

“There are no Saudis slated for transfer in the near term,” the official said. “The three Saudis that were transferred in 2009 were subject to judicial review in Saudi Arabia following their transfer.”

The official did not define the term “judicial review” or say whether the detainees are in prison or have been prosecuted in Saudi courts.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/75377-saudi-transfers-from-gitmo-put-on-hold

[Solly Mack]

1. k/r

[Karenina]

5. Solly, check this out:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8451796.stm?ls

[Solly Mack]

6. Thank you , Karenina

That's hopeful.

[Soylent Brice]

2. K&R

yeah, i'd like to know exactly what entails "judicial review" myself.

[pjt7]

3. Cheney has gotten a FREE ride for

the Gitmo prisoners he released to Saudi, that are now the leaders of Al-Queda in Yemen.

Why?

[EFerrari]

4. And meanwhile, Yemeni students sold to Rumsfeld as "terrorists"

have been cleared for release and are still rotting at Gitmo.