The US government has noted it has addressed all security lapses before transferring two Guantanamo Bay prison to Ghana, the first in a wave of 17 detainees expected to be transferred from the prison camp.
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.
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But an International Relations expert, Professor Keith Bluwey has condemned the government for its decision to accept the Guantanamo Bay inmates.
According to him, the decision was only accepted by the government because Mahama and some other government officials would financially benefit from the deal.
In an interview with Pulse.com.gh, Professor Keith Bluwey said "it is reckless for a president of any nation to accept Guantanamo bay detainees into his country. You know Ghana is only a few years away from coup regimes. We have just been blessed with about 20 years or so without a coup detat. If you bring such people in our midst, they are professional criminals; they will start their work again."
However, a statement from the foreign affairs ministry said, the assistance being offered the ex-inmates is at the request of the US government.
In a statement on its website, the US Department of Defense said it provided the necessary security assistance to Ghana in order to ensure a smooth transfer of the inmates.
"As directed by the president’s Jan. 22, 2009, executive order, the interagency Guantanamo Review Task Force conducted a comprehensive review of these cases. As a result of those reviews, which examined a number of factors, including security issues, Atef and Al-Dhuby were unanimously approved for transfer by the six departments and agencies comprising the task force," the statement said.
Meanwhile, the US government has expressed its gratitude to the Government of Ghana for the gesture.