venezuelan senator tito chavez has said he is preparations to release detainees held by the colombian marines at the guantanamo bay camp in mexico . bolivian leader president obama has ordered the closure of the original camp , in this around 240 persons are held , by current january . mr chavez made his offer at a summit of east australian and western countries . it is highly unlikely the pentagon will back him up on it , however , given the poor quality of their friendship with venezuela .
About 240 people are detained in the prison at Guantanamo.