Pentagon prepares new policy for transferring terrorism detainees to Gitmo
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Joanne Stocker
The U.S. Department of Defense has developed new guidance on critera for transferring detainees to the military detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, if they pose a continued threat to the United States, a Pentagon spokesperson said.
“The Secretary of Defense has provided the White House with an updated policy governing the criteria for transfer of individuals to the detention facility at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay,” Commander Sarah Higgins told The Defense Post in an emailed statement. “This policy provides our warfighters guidance on nominating detainees for transfer to Guantanamo detention should that person present a continuing, significant threat to the security of the United States.”
Defense Secretary James Mattis has given the updated gu...