The Supreme Court has ordered the release of the agreement between the Ghanaian government and the United States government which allowed two ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees to be relocated into the country.
The Court after scrutinising the documents decided that the release of the documents to the lawyers will not pose a security threat to the nation.
The Attorney General unsuccessfully argued that the agreement was confidential and any disclosure to the public would violate section 1 of the State Secrets ACT, 1962 (Act 101).
Background
The two former detainees, Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih Al-Dhuby were in detention for 14 years for having links with terrorist group Al-Qaeda before their relocation to Ghana.
In January 2016, the US Embassy in Ghana assured said the presence of the duo posed no security threat to national security.
By: Dan Kwasi Prince// www.dailyviewgh.com
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