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Indonesia to seek access to Guantanamo detainee suspected of Bali bombing

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

[JURIST] Indonesian police plan to request access to suspected al Qaeda bomber Ridhuan Isammudin (a.k.a. Hambali), currently held at Guantanamo Bay. A spokesman for the Indonesian National Police said that they would coordinate a formal request to question Hambali regarding the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings and his connection to the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorist group. Indonesian authorities expressed their hope that Hambali would be deported to in Indonesia after the closure of the US detention facility. Hambali was transferred to Guantanamo after his 2003 capture by US authorities in Thailand. In November, Indonesia executed three men convicted in connection with the Bali attacks after the Indonesian Supreme Court rejected last-minute appeals by their family members, and the men's request to be executed by beheading rather than by firing squad. Last week, US President Barack Obama issued an executive order to close the Guantanamo prison in no more than one year. The policy shift has been hailed by human rights groups and international leaders.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on January 27, 2009 (boomark / email).