US Navy Rear Admiral John Ring was relieved of his duties on Saturday.
The man in charge of the task force that runs the prison at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been relieved of his duties.
The release added Ring, who was the 18th leader of the prison operations since 2002, was relieved of duties on Saturday by the commander of Southern Command, Navy Admiral Craig Faller. The spokeswoman for the Southern Command, Colonel Amanda Azubuike, told CNN the decision to fire Ring came at the conclusion of an investigation that began in March.
The event was followed by a long feature in The New York Times, which focused on the Pentagon’s plans to deal with ageing detainees at the facility.The facility, which is located at the southeastern end of Cuba, also hosts approximately 1,800 between troops and civilian staff.He was not the first to lobby for financial aid to replace the prison, known as Camp 7.
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