Judge Guantanamo refused to fulfill the request of Obama about the suspension of hearings in the case of one of the prisoners

The chief judge of special tuli on the basis of the US Navy in Guantanamo (Cuba) refused to fulfill the request of Barack Obama about the suspension of the hearing in the Saudis case, accused of organizing the undermining of the American destroyer Cole in the Aden port in October 2000.

According to Judge James Paul, the decision he made was difficult, but necessary. According to him, according to the law, only he can decide on the suspension of proceedings.

On the second day after the President, Obama signed a decree on the closure during the year of special tuli in Guantanamo, which contains persons accused of terrorism. Thus, he fulfilled his promise given during the election campaign. On the day of his inauguration - January 20 - Obama also asked about the suspension for 120 days of all hearings on the affairs of the prisoners contained there.

However, the decision of the Paul Judge was, it seems, a surprise to Washington. Press Secretary of Obama Robert Gibbs said that the White House is currently consulting with the Pentagon and the Ministry of Justice on this issue.

According to Stephen Riza, the prosecutor appointed by the Pentagon in the Saudets case, the court decision leaves the Obama administration of few options for further actions. “The next step, if the government still intends to stop the trial, should be a rejection of the charges,” he said. “Now the case is in the hands of the government.”

Since 2002, the Guantanamo has been contained by the Americans captured by the Americans during operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, al-Qaeda militants, their accomplices and those who are suspected of involvement in terrorism. In total, over 775 people went through this prison. Washington handed over about 530 of them to the governments of those countries whose citizens they were, or transferred to other places of conclusion.

According to human rights organizations, the United States violate the rights of the remaining prisoners, without bringing them for a long time.