[BenarNews] Three suspects in the 2002 Bali bombings, including "the Osama of Southeast Asia," will finally get their day in court on Monday, 15 years after being incarcerated at the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
| Indonesian officials had indicated in 2016 that if Hambali were to be released, they would be reluctant to accept his repatriation for fear that his return could spark a revival among domestic terror cells. |
By most accounts, this will be the first time that American media see the trio of detainees — two Malaysians and an Indonesian — since they were sent to the infamous lock-up. One analyst said their trial would only refresh allegations of the abuse and torture at Gitmo and reflect poorly on Washington, especially so soon after the Taliban
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took over again in Afghanistan. |