Commander Joint Task Force Guantánamo Joint Task Force Guantánamo Guantánamo Bay, Cuba APO AE 09360
Dear Rear Admiral,
I call for Saifullah Paracha to be released from Guantánamo unless charged and tried in accordance with international standards of fairness in an ordinary court – not a military commission.
I seek assurances that he is being given appropriate medical care and urging that independent medical experts be allowed to visit him in Guantánamo to assess his health.
I also call on the authorities to keep Saifullah Paracha’s family fully informed of his status, health and well-being, and to ensure that he has adequate communication with his family.
Finally I call on the authorities to close the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay and either release the detainees held there or charge and try them in ordinary civilian courts in full accordance with international standards, without recourse to the death penalty.
Sincerely yours,