Cuba base may face scrutiny over prisoner handling

[Judi Lynn]

Posted on Mon, May. 24, 2004

Cuba base may face scrutiny over prisoner handling

ROBERT BURNS
Associated Press


WASHINGTON - The storm of controversy over abuse at U.S.-run prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan largely has escaped the detention facility at Guantanamo, Cuba, where terrorist suspects are held.

That soon may change.

A senior Navy admiral who briefly visited Guantanamo Bay in early May at Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's request has recommended a more in-depth look at the prisoners' treatment. He said conditions there are good now but may have been different earlier.

Also, the Pentagon is facing allegations by former British detainees who say they were abused and videotaped. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., is demanding the Pentagon release any such videos.

The International Committee of the Red Cross said Friday that a delegation will return later this month for an inspection and meetings with prisoners. The Red Cross is the only independent organization allowed access to the approximately 600 prisoners at Guantanamo.
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