Guantánamo inmate's lawyer asks State to give him a home
A Guantánamo Bay detainee's lawyer is in discussions with the Department of Justice and the Department of Foreign Affairs about the possibility of allowing him to settle in Ireland. If the Government agrees, it will become the first EU state to accept a Guantánamo detainee who is not one of its citizens. Oybek Jamoldinivich Jabbarov, a 30-year-old Uzbek national who was living as a refugee in Afghanistan when he was captured in 2001, has been cleared for release but remains at the US detention centre because he cannot return to his native Uzbekistan for fear of torture or other ill-treatment. Mr Jabbarov's Boston-based lawyer Michael Mone has discussed his client's predicament with officials from the Department of Justice and the Department of Foreign Affairs. "I think he would be a perfect fit for Ireland," Mr Mone told The Irish Times. "He has told me over and over again that he wants to be settled in a country that is free, safe and democratic."
A Guantánamo Bay detainee's lawyer is in discussions with the Department of Justice and the Department of Foreign Affairs about the possibility of allowing him to settle in Ireland. If the Government agrees, it will become the first EU state to accept a Guantánamo detainee who is not one of its citizens. Oybek Jamoldinivich Jabbarov, a 30-year-old Uzbek national who was living as a refugee in Afghanistan when he was captured in 2001, has been cleared for release but remains at the US detention centre because he cannot return to his native Uzbekistan for fear of torture or other ill-treatment. Mr Jabbarov's Boston-based lawyer Michael Mone has discussed his client's predicament with officials from the Department of Justice and the Department of Foreign Affairs. "I think he would be a perfect fit for Ireland," Mr Mone told The Irish Times. "He has told me over and over again that he wants to be settled in a country that is free, safe and democratic."