Kofi Annan backs Guantanamo Bay closure

"But the basic point, that one cannot detain individuals in perpetuity and that charges have to be brought against them and be given a chance to explain themselves, and be prosecuted, charged or released, I think is something that is common under any legal system. And I think sooner or later there will be a need to close Guantanamo. I think it will be up to the government to decide, and hopefully to do it as soon as is possible."

~ Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Remarks at Press Encounter Following Monthly Luncheon with Security Council Members
New York, 16 February 2006

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