US President-elect Donald Trump has called for an end to the transfer of detainees from the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison.
In a statement on Tuesday, Trump spoke against closing the Cuban-based military prison and said the US government should avoid releasing any more prisoners from the detention center in order to stop them from committing more crimes.
“There should be no further releases from Gitmo,” the president-elect said via Twitter, using the abbreviated name for the prison. “These are extremely dangerous people and should not be allowed back onto the battlefield.”
The warning comes as the administration of outgoing US President Barack Obama prepares to release another 19 detainees from the facility before the president leaves office.
In December 2016, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said he expected additional transfers to be announced before Obama’s farewell on January 20.
The detainees will reportedly be bound for Italy, Oman, Saudi…