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Obama administration committed to closing Guantanamo by early 2010: top DOD lawyer

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

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[JURIST] US Department of Defense (DOD) general counsel Jeh Johnson said Thursday that the Obama administration remains committed to closing the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay by early next year. Speaking before the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security, Johnson said that the administration was still hoping to meet the January deadline for the facility's closure but that there were many challenges. Johnson also criticized recently released memos and reports that authorized harsh interrogation techniques, but made no comment on Attorney General Eric Holder's pending investigation into torture allegations. The primary obstacle to closing the detention center at Guantanamo is the question of what should be done with detainees who cannot be released. Officials are reportedly still considering creating a military-civilian prison facility that would house its own court at a site in Michigan, but local residents have strongly opposed the plan. Officials are also considering trying detainees in federal courts, with cases assigned to federal prosecutors last month. There are currently 226 detainees remaining at Guantanamo.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on September 11, 2009 (boomark / email).