Indonesian bombings: US moves to try 3 terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay prison ANI | Updated: Jan 24, 2021 04:57 IST
Washington [US], January 24 (ANI): The United States military prosecutors have filed charges against an Indonesian and two Malaysian terrorists accused of conspiring in 2002 Bali bombings and 2003 Jakarta attack, the Pentagon announced.
The charges have been filed nearly after 18 years after the three were captured in Thailand and have been held at Guantanamo Bay wartime prison since September 2006.
The Pentagon announced the charges two days after US new Defence Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III told Congress that the administration does not intend to bring new detainees to the facility and will seek to close it.
U.S. Military Moves To Try 3 Guantanamo Suspects Linked To Indonesia Bombings
By Jaclyn Diaz
January 22, 2021
After years of delay, a decision by the Pentagon could mean three men accused of being behind terrorist attacks in Indonesia nearly 20 years ago could soon get a military trial.
The men, Encep Nurjaman, Mohammed Nazir Bin Lep and Mohammed Farik Bin Amin, have been held in U.S. custody since their arrest in 2003 in Thailand. They were later transferred to the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where they have been held since, according to The Associated Press.
The three are accused of planning and helping to carry out a deadly bombing attack at a Bali nightclub in 2002 that killed 202 people and another attack a year later at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Jakarta, which killed 11 people and wounded dozens. The U.S. government alleges that Nurjaman was a leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, a Southeast Asian affiliate of al-Qaida.
The men have been held in U.S. custody since 2003, accused of planning and helping to carry out the deadly bombing attacks at a Bali nightclub in 2002 and at a J.W. Marriott Hotel in Jakarta.
The Honor Foundation Announces New Chairman of the Board of Directors
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The Honor Foundation, a unique nonprofit transition institute created for transitioning members of the U.S. Special Operations Forces community has just announced that Harry Leonhardt will assume the role of the Chairman of THF’s Board of Directors.
As incoming Chairman, I’m privileged to work with my fellow board members, advisors and the dedicated THF Staff to build on the tangible success, and expand the reach, of this compelling organization. SAN DIEGO (PRWEB) January 21, 2021 The Honor Foundation [THF], a unique nonprofit transition institute created for transitioning members of the U.S. Special Operations Forces community has just announced that Harry Leonhardt will assume the role of the Chairman of THF’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. For the last six and a half years, THF has successfully developed and