Mr Mustapha Sanah,
Executive Director of NOGAID, an international NGO, has expressed shock
at the manner some people are reacting to government’s decision to
receive the two ex-detainees from the Cuba-based Guantanamo Bay.
“Ghana is a great
country and our decision to receive these two gentlemen is a singular
act of courage and friendliness and every Ghanaian should be proud of
this gesture.
“I therefore commend
Ghana’s foreign policy decision on this matter, and I am proud to be a
Ghanaian,” he said in a statement issued in Accra at the weekend and
copied to Ghana News Agency.
“I don’t think our leaders criticising the decision have given the matter a critical examination,” he added.
He said those
against the hosting of the refugees at the behest of the US should not
ignore the fact that the two detainees were incarcerated for 14 years
without trial.
“Did they receive
fair trial? Were they convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction?
They were only held on suspicion by the US that they were terrorists.
“After detention and
investigations for 14 years, the might of American intelligence could
not prove that they were guilty and Ghana as part of the international
community decided to host them.
“Just some few
decades ago, Britain, US and other developed nations witnessed the flow
of many Ghanaians on their shores to seek political asylum, some
alleging military brutalities. These countries provided them with safe
havens.”
The statement
therefore, asked Ghanaians to leave the former two detains in peace to
get the necessary support to live happily and rehabilitate themselves.
“We are duty bound as a country and it is time for Ghana to show our generosity to others just like what others did for us”
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