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Malaysia wants Guantanamo to reject militant Hambali's release request
[NST.MY] The Malaysian government has urged the Guantanamo Prison's Periodic Review Board to reject an appeal for the release of former Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) Lion of Islam leader Riduan Isamuddin, also known as Hambali, as he could still pose a security threat in Southeast Asia.Deputy Home Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohammed said that Hambali was a former Lion of Islam group leader who may still have strong influence over the group's remnants in this region and could spur a resurgence of the JI Lion of Islam activities, particularly in Malaysia. "The Lion of Islam JI group may still have followers and they may be waiting for Hambali's release to revive the movement, although it was mopped out some 10 years ago. "This is a matter of national security and great priority should be given to this. These factors should outweigh the release of a placed in durance vile Book 'im, Mahmoud! man who is capable to train anyone into a radical soldier," said Nur Jazlan after a working visit to the Home Ministry Complex in Taman Setia Tropika, today. He said although Hambali was from Indonesia, the man had been residing in Malaysia for many years in the past and was involved in recruiting new JI members, including at a former base camp in Ulu Tiram, here. Hambali is one of 61 detainees at the Guantanamo facility in Cuba where high-value detainees and Posted by: Fred 2016-08-23 |
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