President Barack Obama, moving swiftly to restore a U.S. image hurt by accusations of torture, is ready to issue orders on Thursday to close Guantanamo prison and overhaul the treatment of terrorism suspects.
A draft executive order obtained by Reuters on Wednesday sets a one-year deadline to close the controversial U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where suspected Muslim militants have been detained for years without trial.
Obama, who was sworn in on Tuesday, is expected to issue the final order on Guantanamo on Thursday, along with orders to ban abusive interrogations and review the detention of terrorism suspects, a congressional aide and a White House official said.
Obama pledged during his election campaign to close Guantanamo, which became a blot on the human rights record of the United States and a symbol of detainee abuse and detention without charge under the Bush administration.
The draft order would instigate an immediate review of how to deal with the remaining prisoners held at the facility. The military commissions set up to try detainees would also be halted pending a study.
Jika penjara yang dipenuhi misteri kekejaman Amerika ada cadangan untuk ditutup, bagaimana pula Kamunting yang menempatkan mereka yang ditahan bertahun-tahun tanpa perbicaraan dan peluang membela diri. Harap Anwar jika menjadi PM, akan menutup terus Kamunting selain janji untuk membebaskan semua tahanan ISA.
A draft executive order obtained by Reuters on Wednesday sets a one-year deadline to close the controversial U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where suspected Muslim militants have been detained for years without trial.
Obama, who was sworn in on Tuesday, is expected to issue the final order on Guantanamo on Thursday, along with orders to ban abusive interrogations and review the detention of terrorism suspects, a congressional aide and a White House official said.
Obama pledged during his election campaign to close Guantanamo, which became a blot on the human rights record of the United States and a symbol of detainee abuse and detention without charge under the Bush administration.
The draft order would instigate an immediate review of how to deal with the remaining prisoners held at the facility. The military commissions set up to try detainees would also be halted pending a study.
Jika penjara yang dipenuhi misteri kekejaman Amerika ada cadangan untuk ditutup, bagaimana pula Kamunting yang menempatkan mereka yang ditahan bertahun-tahun tanpa perbicaraan dan peluang membela diri. Harap Anwar jika menjadi PM, akan menutup terus Kamunting selain janji untuk membebaskan semua tahanan ISA.
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