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The Guantanamo prison has been widely denounced for its extra-legal character and reported human rights abuses (Photo: Wikipedia)

EU remains divided over Guantanamo inmates

EU member states remained divided on Monday (6 April) over whether to take in Guantanamo inmates, just a day after US president Barack Obama called for the bloc's assistance on the issue.

Most EU justice and interior ministers meeting in Luxembourg were reluctant to accept Guantanamo prisoners in their countries.

"As a national state, we don't accept anybody," said Czech Interior Minister Ivan Langer, whose country currently holds the rotating EU presidency, while adding: "On the ...

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The Guantanamo prison has been widely denounced for its extra-legal character and reported human rights abuses (Photo: Wikipedia)

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