Brussels, 21/01/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 21 January, European Justice, Freedom and Security Commissioner Jacques Barrot welcomed the decision by the new US administration to suspend all military tribunals at Guantanamo. “Of course I warmly welcome the fact that one of President Obama's first actions was to turn the page on the sad story of the Guantanamo prison camp,” said his spokesman Michele Cercone, reading a statement to the press.
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