US President Joe Biden said he could not transfer prisoners from prison at Guantanamo Bay because of the defense budget he signed for 2022. RIA Novosti writes about it.

“Unfortunately, section 1032 of the law continues to restrict the use of funds to transfer Guantanamo detainees into custody or de facto control of certain foreign powers, and section 1033 of the law limits the use of funds to transfer Guantanamo detainees to the United States unless certain conditions are met,” the president said in a statement. ..

It considers that these provisions unduly restrict the ability to determine when and where to bring Guantanamo detainees to trial and where to send them upon release. Biden called on Congress to repeal these provisions.

Guantanamo Bay is a camp for individuals accused by the US authorities of various crimes, in particular, terrorism and waging war on the side of the enemy. It is located at an indefinitely leased US naval base in Guantanamo Bay (Cuba), 30 km from the city of the same name.

Earlier it was reported that the former leader of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization (the organization is banned in Russia) and Osama bin Laden's partner Abu Zubaydah filed a petition for immediate release from prison in Guantanamo, where he has been held for 20 years without charge.

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