The American Civil Liberties Union has blasted US President Donald Trump’s order to keep the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison open.
The director of the ACLU National Security Project, Hina Shamsi, reacted Wednesday to the president’s executive order issued moments before his State of the Union speech on Tuesday.
“The notion that Guantanamo is worthwhile would be laughable if it wasn’t so tragic. In addition to the incalculable human suffering, it costs taxpayers more than $445 million a year to detain the 41 men now there. Congress should prevent President Trump from continuing unlawful detention and unconstitutional military commissions. And we all must pledge — not one person more in Guantanamo, not in our names,” she said
Shamsi further suggested that former President Barrack Obama and his predecessor, George W. Bush, were on the right track in dealing with Gitmo.
“Trump is making a big mistake by doubling down on the national…