The Minister said an internal investigation had shown there were no cases of abuse at the centre and that inmates were being well treated.
"From our investigations I can say there is not one person on a hunger strike in the Detention Centre."
The Minister said he was open to an international investigation but that he would want a third party involved as "international reports tend to be absolutely wrong on occasion".
Last week The Tribune published several stories based on interviews with inmates. The reports included allegations of officers being bribed to produce false papers and violent beatings of inmates.
On Thursday, The Tribune spoke to ten inmates at the centre who all said there was a hunger strike and who described some of the beatings and abuse they claim are a regular part of life at the centre.
Full Story in The Tribune here (Page A1)
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