Abayomi Azikiwe, PANW Editor, Delivers Statement to Press TV: 'Obama Has Authority As US President to Close Guantanamo'
Sun Aug 3, 2014 6:11PM GMT
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An American political commentator says Barack Obama has the authority as the president of the United States to close the Guantanamo prison as he believes torture is bad.
“If the Obama administration feels that torture is not in line with US foreign policy, then it should close the Guantanamo Bay camp that is on occupied Cuban territory,” Editor of Pan-African News Wire Abayomi Azikiwe told Press TV on Sunday.
He made the remarks after President Obama acknowledged that the United States tortured some people after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks against the country.
“I was very clear that in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, we did some things that were wrong,” Obama told reporters at the White House on Friday.
“We did a whole lot of things that were right, but we tortured some folks. We did some things that were contrary to our values,” he added.
Azikiwe also noted that torture taking place against prisoners in US prisons is against international law.
“What is going on in Guantanamo Bay as well as other secret prisons around the world that are run by the United States is against international law, is blatant human rights violation and it can be stopped if the administration had the political will to do so,” Azikiwe said.
“When Obama first came in office in 2009, he said he was attempting to close the Guantanamo Bay. However, apparently he was not able to get the authorization by the United States Congress. But, as the chief executive officer of the United States government, he has the executive authority to close camps,” he added.
“He has the authority as the president to end it immediately.”
Azikiwe says torture is also taking place at prisons inside the US especially in the State of California calling it “a domestic issue as well as an international issue.”
Sun Aug 3, 2014 6:11PM GMT
presstv.ir
To listen to this statement by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire, just log on to the website below:
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/08/03/373919/obama-has-authority-to-close-guantanamo/
An American political commentator says Barack Obama has the authority as the president of the United States to close the Guantanamo prison as he believes torture is bad.
“If the Obama administration feels that torture is not in line with US foreign policy, then it should close the Guantanamo Bay camp that is on occupied Cuban territory,” Editor of Pan-African News Wire Abayomi Azikiwe told Press TV on Sunday.
He made the remarks after President Obama acknowledged that the United States tortured some people after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks against the country.
“I was very clear that in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, we did some things that were wrong,” Obama told reporters at the White House on Friday.
“We did a whole lot of things that were right, but we tortured some folks. We did some things that were contrary to our values,” he added.
Azikiwe also noted that torture taking place against prisoners in US prisons is against international law.
“What is going on in Guantanamo Bay as well as other secret prisons around the world that are run by the United States is against international law, is blatant human rights violation and it can be stopped if the administration had the political will to do so,” Azikiwe said.
“When Obama first came in office in 2009, he said he was attempting to close the Guantanamo Bay. However, apparently he was not able to get the authorization by the United States Congress. But, as the chief executive officer of the United States government, he has the executive authority to close camps,” he added.
“He has the authority as the president to end it immediately.”
Azikiwe says torture is also taking place at prisons inside the US especially in the State of California calling it “a domestic issue as well as an international issue.”
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