Three people held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been repatriated to their home countries of Malaysia and Kenya, the Pentagon announced.
According to the Department of Defense, Mohamed Faliq bin Amin and Mohamed Nazir bin Lep will be extradited to Malaysia before military commissions on multiple charges, including murder and criminal damage, both in violation of the laws of war. This is done after pleading guilty. .
“Pursuant to pretrial agreements between the United States and both men, each of them will cooperate with the U.S. government and make available claims against Ensep Nurjaman, the alleged mastermind of the al-Qaeda-linked nightclub attacks in Bali, Indonesia. provided deposition testimony.” “In 2002, there was an attack on the JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia; and in 2003, there was an attack on the JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia,” the Pentagon said in a statement.
“On June 13, 2024, pursuant to a pre-trial agreement, the convening authority approved sentences of approximately five years in prison each and ordered both individuals to be repatriated to serve the remainder of the approved sentences or to be transferred to a third country sovereign state. “Judgment,'' the ministry added.
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The control tower is visible through razor wire inside the Camp VI detention facility at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in April 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Prosecutors allege that both men had long collaborated with Nurjaman, the Indonesian leader of the al-Qaeda affiliate Jemaah Islamiyah. U.S. officials said this included helping Nurjaman escape from custody after the October 12, 2002 bombings that killed 202 people at two nightspots in Bali.
Nurjaman remains in custody at Guantanamo Bay, awaiting the resumption of pretrial hearings in January over the Bali bombings and other attacks.
On Tuesday, U.S. authorities repatriated Mohamed Abdul Malik Bajab, a Kenyan man who spent 17 years at Guantanamo Bay, without charge.
According to the Washington Post, he was arrested by Kenyan authorities in 2007 and accused of belonging to an al-Qaeda branch in East Africa.
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Indonesian police and rescue workers are seen at the scene of a terrorist bombing in Kuta, Bali, in October 2002. (Cyril Therian/AFP via Getty Images)
The Pentagon said Bajab's detention was “no longer necessary to protect against continuing and significant threats to the national security of the United States.”
The Pentagon said Wednesday that “the United States is committed to continuing the United States' commitment to a deliberate and thorough process focused on responsibly reducing the number of detainees and ultimately closing the Guantanamo Bay facility.” We appreciate your support in these efforts.”
Chain-link fencing and bellows wire surround an unmanned observation tower at Joint Task Force Guantanamo's Camp Delta at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in March 2016. March 2016. (Reuters/Lucas Jackson)
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“Currently, 27 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay. 15 are eligible for transfer, 3 are eligible for periodic review board, and 7 are eligible for military commission proceedings. “The two detainees were convicted and sentenced by military commissions,” the Pentagon added. .
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
