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The issue of the prisoners of the ‘war on terror’ lies at the heart of the biggest challenge posed to us by terrorism, namely ensuring the security of our citizens without losing our values, a challenge that we must meet head on.
In this fight, which we must support, the paradigms to which we have been accustomed have not proved sufficient. In this war, there are no properly uniformed and identifiable combatants, in line with the Geneva Convention. That being said, treating soldiers in a war as common criminals would be a legal mistake and an insensitive act in terms of security.
I therefore feel that first and foremost a new legal framework needs to be found for the situation underpinning the Guantánamo detentions. Although I acknowledge the exceptional nature of the current state of affairs, however, it is right and proper that the fundamental principles of international law should be adopted and adapted. Yet we must adhere to international law without the hypocrisy of those who pass on the difficult work to third parties.
Guantánamo is bad and we want it to be closed down. Nevertheless, although the international legal system does not have an adequate response to the new reality of the terrorist threat, I feel that the Member States have a duty to seek a fresh solution that is humane, just and secure. To sum up, the law needs to be reviewed."@en1
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