Guantanamo torturers "must face justice" (Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey)

... swissinfo.ch: Barack Obama has announced the closure of the Guantanamo prison camp and condemned the use of torture. However, he has since given out contradictory signals, notably refusing to demand that those responsible be made to face justice. How do you judge the United States president's actions in this respect?

M. C-R.: Switzerland repeatedly criticised the creation of the camp. So, we of course welcomed the decision to close it. We saw this as a strong signal of the United States will to respect international law. The question of the presumed perpetrators of torture being brought to justice has not been settled in the US. But as a general rule this type of violation of international law should be fully investigated and those responsible made to answer before a court ...

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