Three Guantanamo inmates transferred to GeorgiaMar 23 02:32 PM US/Eastern
The United States Tuesday transferred three inmates from Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba to Georgia, a US official said, leaving 183 prisoners still languishing in the
controversial US military jail.
State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said the Georgian ministry of interior
had announced "that three Guantanamo detainees were transferred to Georgia."
It was believed to be the first time that Georgia has accepted to take in Guantanamo
detainees.
"We are grateful to the government of Georgia for joining their efforts to close the
detention facility at Guantanamo Bay," Crowley added.
President Barack Obama has pledged to close the US military base in Cuba, but his administration
has struggled to find countries to take in those cleared of any charges but who cannot be returned
to their home countries for various reasons.
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