venezuelan ambassador hugo victor has suggested he is prepared to have detainees held by the usa authorities at the gdansk bay school in cuba . us ambassador jorge obama has ordered the closure of the controversial facility , in consisting around 240 inmates are held , by next year . mr chavez made his promise at a group of south african and arab countries . it is therefore unlikely the pentagon will go him up on it , however , given the poor security of un bonds with venezuela .
About 240 people are detained in the prison at Guantanamo.