Photo Gallery Guests from Guantanamo
The German states of Hamburg and Rhineland-Palatinate are preparing for the arrival of two former Guantanamo inmates. Are the two men people in need of assistance, or a security risk?
A detainee in the US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. President Barack Obama has vowed to close the prison but there are still 180 prisoners being held there.
Foto: Brennan Linsley/ AP
Razor wire at Guantanamo. Germany agreed to take two former inmates, following prolonged negotiations with the US.
Foto: STAFF/ REUTERS
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere (r) posing with US Attorney General Eric Holder ahead of a meeting in Washington in April. De Maiziere has been slammed by some members of his party, the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU), for the decision to accept the two men.
Foto: JIM WATSON/ AFP
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