The US Department of Defense announced on Wednesday the transfer of two detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, bringing the total of announced departures to three detainees in the last 24 hours.
Mohammed Farik bin Amin and Mohammed Nazir bin Lep, both Malaysians, are being sent to their home countries to serve the remainder of the five-year sentence imposed in June, the Pentagon said in a news release. The authorities announced on Tuesday the transfer of Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu to Kenya.
There are now 27 detainees at Guantanamo, 15 of whom are eligible for transfer out of the detention center.
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