By Prensa Latina
Washington : For the first time Thursday, the US admitted there is a top secret maximum security jail within Guantanamo base, which is in Cuban territory against the will of its people and authorities.
Guantanamo Prison commander Mark Buzby declared the facility Camp 7 is used to isolate alleged leaders of Al-Qaeda and the Afghan resistance.
Camp 7 holds 15 people rated as “highly valuable captives,” 14 of whom were directly transferred from secret CIA prisons, Buzby told Associated Press.
The officer said the jail separates these prisoners from other detainees, and is well protected against attempted terrorist attacks.
Meanwhile, the top interrogator at Guantanamo Prison, Paul Rester, sustained they seek information in line with existent operative needs at the maximum security center, which is an area of limited access.
International human rights organizations and activists urge US President George W. Bush to close the prison and define the legal situation of its 260 prisoners.