Government has said that it is in communication with the United States to seek further response over revelations in a WikiLeaks report that the two ex-Guantanamo bay detainees are of "high security risk".
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Ghana seeks answers from US on Wikileaks report about Gitmos
A report on the two terror suspects compiled by the US whistle blower WikiLeaks suggests that the former inmates took active part in the operations of the terror group AI Qaeda.
Hanna Tetteh
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Foreign Affairs Minister, Hanna Tetteh had earlier indicated that the two former terror suspects do not pose any threat to Ghana's security.
But, a report on the two - Mahmoud Omar Mohammed Bin Atef,36, and Khalid Shayk Mohammed, 34 – compiled by the US whistle blower WikiLeaks suggests that the former inmates took active part in the operations of the terror group AI Qaeda.
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In an interview with Accra-based Starr FM, Foreign Affairs Minister, Hanna Tetteh said the document that was made available to Ghana during the long year discussion with the US about the two was only the assessment of the two detainees.
She said the information from WikiLeaks were not part of documents made available.
"I think that at this point, they are here; this other information has popped up, we are looking into it. We will have a response. Once we have a response, I will be in a better position to know what this is all about," Hanna Tetteh added.
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.
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Angry Ghanaians including several religious bodies have already asked President Mahama to return the two former terror suspects for fear they might pose a security risk to the country.
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