AP source: Obama to restart Guantanamo trials
U.S President Barack Obama speaks to the media during a meeting with Julia Gillard, prime minister of Australia, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, March 7, 2011. Obama, said the U.S. and Australia have a shared interest in expanding trade in the Pacific region. Photographer: Olivier Douliery/Pool via Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Barack Obama Credit: Via Bloomberg/Olivier Douliery
The Associated Press has learned that President Barack Obama is approving the resumption of military trials for detainees at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ending a two-year ban.
A senior military official says Obama will issue an executive order Monday. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will rescind his January 2009 ban against bringing new cases against the terror suspects at the detention facility.
Obama vowed when he took office to close the detention facility at Guantanamo, but officials have recently acknowledged that closure is not likely because of questions about where terror suspects would be held.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision has not been made public.
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