Holding Obama's feet to the fire in respect Guantánamo as his legal advisers are said to be drafting plans-by Suzanna Goldenberg
Hopes that Obama would move swiftly to dismantle the detention facility rose after the Associated Press reported today that his legal advisers were drafting plans to ship scores of inmates from the offshore prison to the mainland to stand trial in US courts. Under plans drawn up by Obama's advisers, between 60 and 80 detainees would be put on trial in the US in a mix of civilian criminal courts and the court martial system. About 17 high-level detainees, such as Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, would also go on trial but before a new version of a national security court - not the Bush administration's much criticised military tribunals. The American Civil Liberties Union immediately called on Obama to ban torture and rendition as well as close down Guantanámo.Also pressure has been coming on this issue from the European Union.
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