They are Mohammed Farik Amin, 48, and Mohammed Nazir Lep, 47, who spent – without being tried – 18 years in Cuban prison. Now they will have to serve another five after the process in which they pleaded guilty and cooperated with justice. They will undergo a rehabilitation program.
Kuala Lumpur () – Two of the terrorists who participated in the 2022 Bali (Indonesia) massacre, in which 202 people died, mostly foreign tourists, have returned to Malaysia and will undergo a rehabilitation program while they continue serving the rest of his sentences in prison. They are Mohammed Farik Amin, 48, and Mohammed Nazir Lep, 47, who admitted their responsibility by pleading guilty to crimes including murder and conspiracy. [de carácter confesional]for which they were imprisoned in the well-known Guantánamo prison. Both are former members of the Islamic extremist group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and participated in several attacks, including one on the popular tourist island and, a year later, another at the Marriott hotel in Jakarta.
Both were sentenced to five years in prison in January of this year, after having already spent 18 years in the maximum security prison on the island of Cuba, subjected to harsh torture and interrogations. The US Department of Defense announced yesterday his repatriation from the infamous Guantánamo center, and his handover to the authorities in Kuala Lumpur. In a note posted on its website, the Department explained that “the two men pleaded guilty before a military commission to multiple crimes. Among them, murder in violation of the laws of war, grievous bodily harm caused intentionally, conspiracy and destruction of property.
The Pentagon stated that the duo cooperated by testifying against Encep Nurjaman, or Hambali, who is considered the mastermind of the Bali nightclub attacks and the attack on the JW Hotel Marriott in Jakarta. During their 18 years of imprisonment, both never faced trial until the year that is about to end. In January, in a plea deal, the two reached an agreement on charges of complicity in the Bali terrorist attacks. The US Department of Defense added that in June, the convening authority recommended that both be repatriated or transferred to a third sovereign nation to serve the remainder of their five-year sentences.
Malaysian Interior Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail stated that the government had accepted the return of the two men to their home country on humanitarian grounds, adding that the government “has drawn up a comprehensive reintegration program for them.” The program includes support, assistance and health checks. JI is a Southeast Asian militant group linked to Al Qaeda. Both were arrested in Thailand in 2003. Mohammed Farik was arrested in June, and Mohammed Nazir two months later along with Hambali. Surprisingly, the Islamic extremist movement announced its dissolution on June 30 during a meeting of its main leaders in Bogor, Indonesia. They expressed their commitment to the state by adhering to the law and promising to renew their educational institutions to align them with traditional Islamic teachings.
The Bali attack, one of the Jemaah Islamiyah’s worst terrorist attacks in Asia, killed 202 people from more than 20 different countries. The attack on the JW Marriott hotel in Jakarta, meanwhile, killed 12 people and injured another 150. Currently, more than 20 detainees remain in Guantánamo, 15 of whom can be transferred and another three are pending review. . Despite US President Joe Biden’s promise to resettle eligible detainees, the center remains open as legal and political challenges affect its status.
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