KUALA LUMPUR: The US Division of Protection on Wednesday (Dec 18) introduced the repatriation of two Guantanamo Bay detainees to Malaysia, the place the federal government stated it was planning a reintegration programme for the 2 males.
Mohammed Farik bin Amin and Mohammed Nazir bin Lep had every pled responsible to a number of offences earlier than a navy fee, the defence division stated in an announcement.
“In session with our companions in Malaysia, we accomplished the necessities for accountable switch,” the division stated in an announcement.
Sentences of confinement for roughly 5 years for each of the boys had been accepted in June, when it was really useful they be repatriated, or transferred to a 3rd nation to serve the rest of these sentences, the division stated.
Malaysia’s Dwelling Minister Saifuddin Nasution confirmed the federal government had acquired the 2 Guantanamo Bay detainees and stated the method was primarily based on the rules of human rights and common justice.
Saifuddin stated they had been handed over by the US authorities after being detained since 2006 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and can be given a tailor-made programme for his or her reintegration.
“The federal government has deliberate a complete reintegration programme particularly for each people, which incorporates assist providers, welfare, and well being screenings,” he stated.
The 2 males had pled responsible to offences that included homicide in violation of legal guidelines on conflict, deliberately inflicting severe bodily damage, conspiracy, and destruction of property, in keeping with the defence division assertion.
