Uruguay is asking the US to free Cuban prisoners in return for taking detainees from the controversial Guantanamo detention centre. <br /><br />It says it is accepting some inmates from the American military base at Washington’s request. <br /><br />President Jose Mujica confirmed he had made the Cuban prisoner release request during a weekly radio address. <br /><br />The comment is most likely a reference to three Cuban intelligence agents held on US soil. <br /><br />The three, plus two others who have since been released, were convicted in 2001 of spying. They are considered heroes in Cuba. <br /><br />America, which wants to shut down Guantanamo, says it is not aware of any such release request from Uruguay.
