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Belgium accepts Guantanamo Bay detainee for resettlement

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

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[JURIST] The Belgian Foreign Ministry announced press release] Friday that they have accepted a former Guantanamo Bay detainee into their country for resettlement. The Belgian government announced that the detainee, who has not been named, will receive a work permit and that further "accompanying measures will be specific with a view to ensuring his effective integration in Belgium." In August, Belgium sent a delegation to Guantanamo Bay to interview a detainee for potential transfer. The White House recently gave notice to Congress that six Guantanamo Bay detainees would be transferred out of the country. Of the six, one was sent to Afghanistan, two were sent to Portugal, and two will be sent to Ireland. Meanwhile, the residents of a Michigan town where a federal prison set to close is being considered to house the remaining Guantanamo detainees have protested the move. President Barack Obama signed an executive order in January, ordering the detention facility to be closed within a year and the remaining prisoners moved elsewhere.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on September 05, 2009 (boomark / email).