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Guantanamo Bay prison commander fired
by Zachary Halaschak
| April 28, 2019 06:56 PM
| Updated Apr 28, 2019, 07:43 PM
The commander of the U.S. prison at Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba has been fired.
Rear Adm. John Ring, commander of Joint Task Force-Guantánamo, was relieved of duty Saturday following an investigation, according to the New York Times. Adm. Craig Faller made the call due to a “loss of confidence in his ability†to continue running the prison, which houses some of the most infamous terrorists in the world.
It is not immediately known what prompted the investigation or what it uncovered. Col. Amanda Azubuike, a spokeswoman for the Southern Command, said the decision was unrelated to a recent visit by members of the news media. She also said the change would not impact operations at the prison.
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