Former National Security Coordinator Colonel Larry Gbevlo Lartey has assured Ghanaians that the two former detainees of the Guantanamo bay prison will pose no security threat.
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Ex-Gitmo detainees to be under 'house arrest' - Gbevlo
According to the Former National Security Coordinator, Colonel Larry Gbevlo Lartey, the country has instituted extensive security measures to monitor the activities of the two.
Former National Security Coordinator Colonel Larry Gbevlo Lartey
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According to him, the country has instituted extensive security measures to monitor the activities of the two.
“You need to understand the conditions those people are going to live here, there are serious arrangements when things like these are done, and I could see that these guys are going to live here virtually in some arrangements of house arrest," he told Kumasi-based Ultimate FM
"They are going to follow them, I don’t want to talk about the mechanisms, these are not people who are going to be walking around everywhere and hanging out with people…We have to look at vulnerability, how vulnerable are we, if there is a threat and we have made such arrangements that we are vulnerable, the risk is zero," he added.
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The two ex-detainees: Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih Al-Dhuby, arrived in Ghana on Thursday January 7, 2016 for a two-year stay as part of a deal reached between the United States of America and the Government of Ghana.
Their presence have caused fear and panic among Ghanaians, with religious bodies and other civil society organisations asking government to return them.
Meanwhile, the US Embassy has indicated that Ghana’s security is good enough to mitigate any possible threat posed by two former Guantanamo Bay detainees.
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