Ghana has accepted to offer residence to some discharged prisoners of the popular hardcore cell, Guantanamo Bay.
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Hannah Tetteh welcomes Guantanamo detainees
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The decision, according to a statement signed by foreign affairs minister Hanna Tetteh, is at the request of the US government.
Similarly, government has also agreed to provide shelter to some displaced persons from Rwanda, Yemen and Syria.
“We have decided to respond to the request of the tribunal and have indicated our readiness to take two of such persons and give them residence in Ghana," the statement said.
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Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih Al-Dhuby are being offered humanitarian assistance in Ghana.
Bin Atef is an admitted member of the Taliban and fought for Usama bin Laden, while Al-Dhuby trained with Al Qaeda in Afghanistan.
A lawyer to one of the detainees, George Clarke, described his client as a “smart, bright young man” adding that his client intended to start a family and find employment.
US official documents say Khalid al-Dhuby was born in Saudi Arabia in 1981 and travelled to Afghanistan to fight. They say he was assessed as “a probable member” of al-Qaeda.
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Meanwhile, government has allayed the fears of Ghanaians following the arrival of two ex-Guantanamo Bay inmates in the country.
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