In January, the American president Obama announced that the detention camp Guantanamo is to conclude by January 2010. Since times before his duties as president, Obama is hoping that European countries, including Australia, will recept terrorist prisoners. There are still some 290 suspects down there. The government Obama wants fifty to sixty transmission to Europe. These people are not a threat to security, they cannot return to their country for humanitarian reasons. In addition, there are prisoners that are held in Guantanamo Bay without trial. Obama wants them transfered to a prison in the United States, where trial will take place. Six European countries have pledged to include prisoners, the netherlands are not one of them. The issue is sensitive, both in Washington and in The Hague.
The youngest prisoner in Guantanamo Bay, Mohammed Jawad, was 12 years when he was arrested in afghanistan. The american government is willing to release him, there is lack of evidence. The judge ruled that Mohammed should be released by the end of August. Al-Mutain was 26 years when he went to afghanistan for a charitable organization. A U.S. federal judge has ordered the government to take the necessary steps to ensure that the man hit home.
Belgium, france, ireland, portugal
Some countries are willing to allow immigration for a small number of prisoners: two to three. At the end of August, the first released prisoners come to belgium. These are prisoners who are charged with nothing, and soon will be released, but for humanitarian reasons may not return to their country of origin. For example, a Russian and an Arab.
Ireland, in August or September at the latest, will absorb two detainees. The Irish Minister for Justice, Dermot Ahern, announced announced that last week Wednesday. Ahern refused to publish data of the prisoners, but according to Amnesty International, the two men are from Uzbekistan and were captured in 2001 in neighboring afghanistan under controversial circumstances.
Netherlands
Great Britain, France, Sweden, Spain and Albania in 2006, names five Uighurs from humanitarian considerations. The palau island state in the Pacific, a former American protectorate, is thirteen Uighurs prepared to take. These together fifty to sixty prisoners from Guantanamo who are not in the United States may be not be considered dangerous and not to their own country can be returned because they are for life not certain. Where many European countries aanhikken is that their own people are difficult to explain why the prisoners should include the Americans do not want to have. Around 240 prisoners appear before a court in the united states.
It is unclear what to do with several dozen prisoners who are deemed dangerous, are not free to be left and can not be tried. This issue is sensitive for the Dutch government, Balkenende has released the transcript of the conversation Obama had with him and hope that this discussion on the topic in Australia is promoted. Obama pointed out: "We discussed the issue of Guantanamo and the importance of European countries working with us to assist in that process. And we're grateful for the encouragement that we've received there. So we think that this partnership is strong and will continue to grow, and we're grateful to the dutch people for their extraordinary contributions to international peace and security. "He said there are many means by:" And I look forward to seeing you in pittsburgh.
Geert Wilders
In newspaper Trouw was read that Geert Wilders (PVV) raps about a total lack of leadership Balkenende. According to Geert Balkenende has made an enormous blunder. Jan Peter then left open the possibility that the Netherlands will include prisoners from Guantanamo Bay. After his visit to Washington Tuesday, July 14, minister Verhagen (Foreign Affairs, CDA) the commitment that Australia would contribute to a solution for guantánomo bay. He wants Balkenende "thinking about finding the solution" and "our international responsibilities." Jan Peter had a single moment unintelligible spoken (inaudible), Verhagen said that the decisions of the Prime Minister to save a particularly controversial terror detainees from the prison.
Obama is preparing for the G20, which like Balkenende wants to be seen as a leader. Therefore, said Jan Peter on July 14: "It's good to underline that we share the same values. We talk about freedom and human rights, and we talk about our common responsibilities. We talk about democracy, and we both are acting worldwide. When you started as president, you brought the message of hope and hope for a new future, and we admire you for that. I want to thank you that you are taking up your responsibilities, domestically but also internationally. We have with each other four times, at several summits, and you played an important role, talking about the issues of today (..) so I'm convinced we have so many things in common, we can work together."
Bankenbosch
The Newspaper of the North 2 July, 2009, the Bank prison in Veenhuizen Bosch is likely to open January 1, 2013. It is expected that Belgian prisoners are housed in tilburg. According brabant broadcasting on July 19, 2009, the probability is very small, the Belgian Cabinet has no green light. Abvakabo FNV director Jan Willem Diets supports employment in Tilburg prison. Belgium is facing a large deficit cells until 2016 there are 10,000 cells. The Netherlands has many empty cells, the government wants to close nine prisons. The arrival of the Belgian prisoners would be a godsend for tilburg. Minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Justice) suggests that the discussion in belgium waiting and does not respond to speculation.
Help with hearing
Maarten Haverkamp, MP for the CDA, that only prisoners nederland dutch territory may allow, after the united states prisoners on its own territory. In the NRC Handelsblad on 15 July this year is to read that Australia can also help international mediation or assistance berechting van suspects. Minister Hirsch Ballin wants the entire file of the prisoners able to know who it is. He stressed that when the time comes, it goes to a few prisoners. A file might show whether a person qualifies for refugee status. Earlier in the 2001 werd Libyan Ali al-Megrahi to trial by a Scottish court in Camp Zeist, in the commission of an attack in over Scottish Lockerbie in 1988, with a Pan-Am plane crashed. It was temporarily a territory in the province of Utrecht to English territory declared. This Dutch action kon 2700 million dollars of tax money collected from Libya and from Libya has delivered an international quarantine. The 30 million dollar tripoli in 1999 was to france, are a pittance compared.Opinion
Lars of Troost Amnesty nederland assumes that the vrijgelatenen say to which country they are going. According to Amnesty can only be caught nederland Record released. Refugees see the file work under the responsibility of Minister Hirsch Ballin as an option.
According to a poll by Maurice de Hond of July 19 this year, Obama will of the Dutch population rapportcijfer 7.4. Dutch politicians, according to Maurice never higher than 6. According to the survey was on the Dutch population a few weeks ago no majority, or recording of people in Guantanamo bay, or for participation in the war in afghanistan.
Opposition Parties D66, VVD and GroenLinks think Australia can not make it to insist on the closure of Guantanamo bay, but does not help to reduce pressure. Joel Voordewind (Christian Union) is not a good boy and Pvda'er Martijn van Dam said little to understand.
-- Bert Kerkhof
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