Interior Minister Langer says Czechs will not take in ex-detainees from Guantanamo

The Czech Republic is not considering taking in former detainees from Guantanamo prison, Czech Interior Minister Ivan Langer told journalists in Luxembourg on Monday ahead of a meeting of interior ministers of the 27 EU member states. Mr. Langer made the comment in response to a formal request made by President Barack Obama at Sunday’s EU-US summit in Prague. However he said that as EU president the Czech Republic would naturally debate the matter with EU members and coordinate the process of admission. Several EU member states have already indicated they would be prepared to accept a limited number of former Guantanamo prisoners on a case-by-case basis.