Obama administration transfers 4 Guantanamo detainees to Albania, Spain

4 Gitmo detainees transferred to Albania, Spain

WASHINGTON — Three Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred to Albania and another to Spain as the Obama administration reduces the number of prisoners at the U.S. military prison as part of a plan to eventually close the facility in Cuba.

The Justice Department says the three detainees sent to Albania were Saleh Bin Hadi Asasi, a native of Tunisia; Sharif Fati Ali al Mishad, a native of Egypt; and Abdul Rauf Omar Mohammad Abu al Qusin, a native of Libya.

The identity of the detainee sent to Spain was withheld at Spain’s request for security and privacy reasons.

Since 2002, more than 580 Guantanamo Bay detainees have been sent to 39 countries and 188 detainees remain there.