US releases two Malaysians from Guantanamo Bay after 18 years
The US has returned two Malaysian nationals to Kuala Lumpur after holding them for 18 years at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.
Malaysian Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail confirmed Malaysia had accepted the detainees and facilitated their return to the country.
According to the New Straits Times, Mohamad Farik Amin, 48, and Mohammed Nazir Lep, 47, were arrested in Thailand in 2003 in connection with the 2002 Bali bombings, in which 202 people were killed.
Neither of the suspects faced trial during their detention.
The US Department of Defense claimed both men pleaded guilty before a military Commission.
The Pentagon also confirmed the repatriation of Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu from Guantanamo Bay to Kenya.
Bajabu spent more than 17 years in detention without being charged.
Now, 27 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay: 15 are eligible for transfer, three are eligible for a Periodic Review Board, and seven are involved in the military commissions process.
Only two detainees so far have been convicted and sentenced by military commissions.
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