'Cleared' inmates still held at Guantamo

04/29/2007 @ 10:56 am

Filed by RAW STORY

Over a fifth of inmates cleared for release at the US detention center at Guantanamo Bay still remain there, reports the Washington Post.

"Since February, the Pentagon has notified about 85 inmates or their attorneys that they are eligible to leave after being cleared by military review panels. But only a handful have gone home, including a Moroccan and an Afghan who were released Tuesday. Eighty-two remain at Guantanamo and face indefinite waits as U.S. officials struggle to figure out when and where to deport them, and under what conditions," writes Craig Whitlock.