TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra stated that the government is not prioritizing the repatriation of Reynhard Sinaga, convicted of sexual assault in the United Kingdom, and Hambali, a terrorism suspect held at Guantanamo Bay. Yusril made this statement during a working meeting with the House of … Read more
Trump’s Guantanamo Expansion: 30,000 Migrant Detainees to Be Held at Controversial Base The first flights carrying undocumented immigrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay in Cuba are already underway, according to White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt. In an interview with Fox News, Leavitt stated, “President Trump does not go with rodeos and already will … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra said the Indonesian government is discussing the repatriation of former Jemaah Islamiyah militant figure, Encep Nurjaman alias Hambali, from the United States military prison in Guantanamo, Cuba. Hambali is a defendant in the Bali Bombing and JW Marriott Bombing cases. “After … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Malaysian government has accepted the repatriation of two of its citizens who were detained at Guantanamo Detention Camp, Cuba, since 2006. They were detained for their involvement in the bombing that killed 202 people in Bali in 2002. Malaysian Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, in a statement obtained by Antara in Kuala … Read more