BLUF: Hambali and two Indonesian associates, who have been in American custody since 2003, were arraigned in a court marshal at GITMO without entering a plea. At some point the next stage of the proceedings will be scheduled.
[BenarNews] The arraignment of three Southeast Asian terror suspects before a U.S. military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay wrapped up on Tuesday but without any of the defendants entering a plea and their lawyers expressing frustration and doubt about the fairness of the proceedings.The two-day court appearance was the first for Indonesian Encep Nurjaman, who is more commonly known as Hambali
...real name Riduan Isamuddin, close personal friend of Osama bin Laden, one of the founders of Jemaah Islamiyah and the planner of the 2002 Bali bombings. He was captured with the help of a mid-Eastern intel service, shipped to Guantanamo to rot but he'll likely be released eventually because that was a long time ago and we were all so much younger then..., and for Malaysians Mohammed Nazir bin Lep and Mohammed Farik bin Amin since they were locked up at the American navy base in Cuba 15 years ago. All three men were arrested in Thailand in 2003 and sent to secret CIA-operated "black sites" before being moved to the military prison at Guantanamo Bay in 2006.