Nurse who refused to force feed at Guantanamo back to duty [View all]
Source: Associated Press
Nurse who refused to force feed at Guantanamo back to duty
Updated 9:22 pm, Tuesday, May 3, 2016
MIAMI (AP) — A Navy nurse has been allowed to resume full medical duties by the military nearly two years after he refused to take part in force-feeding of prisoners on hunger strike at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, his lawyer said Tuesday.
The nurse is working as a nurse at a Navy medical facility in New England, said the lawyer, Ronald Meister. He declined to provide the officer's name or his duty station.
Last year, the commanding officer of Navy personnel rejected a commander's recommendation that the nurse appear before a board of inquiry that could have resulted in his removal from the service. But Meister said officials began the process of revoking his security clearance, which is required for him to perform his full duties.
The lawyer said the Department of Defense recently informed the nurse that his clearance was restored and the officer will be able to serve the remainder of his service until he retires in December after a 20-year career.
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