KUALA LUMPUR – Police have not received information on the possible return of two Malaysians from Guantanamo Bay after the duo confessed to conspiring with an al-Qaeda affiliate in the deadly Bali bombing two decades ago.
This was confirmed by Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay during a press conference at the Bukit Aman police headquarters, here, today.
“We have yet to receive any information on the matter,” he said briefly when asked about recent reports on the duo’s potential return home.
Earlier, it was reported that a military jury in Guantanamo Bay will be tasked with choosing a sentence for the duo in the 20 to 25-year range.
However, the plea bargain agreement reached last week that helped avert lengthy litigation could see the duo, who spent years in secret CIA prisons following their capture in 2003, returning to Malaysia.
The report said a portion of the plea agreement that envisioned their return to Malaysia remained a secret.
It said the sentencing proceedings for Mohammed Farik Amin, 48, and Mohammed Nazir Lep, 47, are part of a US government strategy of trying to resolve Guantanamo’s national security cases through plea negotiations. – January 23, 2024