• Latvia will accept an ex-prisoner from Guantanamo

Yesterday, the government decided to accept one former prisoner from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo. According to the government, the detainee originally comes from Uzbekistan and belongs to the category of detainees who are cleared for release and do not constitute a threat to the public. The person will have status of stateless person and, according to Telegraf, theoretically will have the right to receive permanent residency permit and Latvian citizenship trough naturalisation. The prisoner could arrive to Latvia within the next six months. Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Telegraf, Latvijas Avize, Diena, Neatkariga