US to move ahead with Guantanamo Bay trial of Bali bombing suspects

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US to move ahead with Guantanamo Bay trial of Bali bombing suspects
The three accused were arrested in 2003 and have been in Guantanamo Bay for the past 14 years

Namita Singh
1 hour ago

<p>File Image: People gather at the Bali Bombing Memorial Monument on 12 October 2013 in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia. People gathered at various memorial ceremonies today to remember the victims of the 2002 Kuta nightclub bombings which killed 202 people</p>
File Image: People gather at the Bali Bombing Memorial Monument on 12 October 2013 in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia. People gathered at various memorial ceremonies today to remember the victims of the 2002 Kuta nightclub bombings which killed 202 people

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The Pentagon on Thursday announced plans to proceed with the military trial of three men held at the US base in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, in connection with the deadly bombings in Indonesia in 2002 and 2003.

"The charges include conspiracy, murder, attempted murder, intentionally causing serious bodily injury, terrorism, attacking civilians, attacking civilian objects, destruction of property, and accessory after the fact, all in violation of the law of war," the US Department of Defense said in a statement.

The three suspects — Encep Nurjaman, Mohammed Nazir Bin Lep and Mohammed Farik Bin Amin — were accused of planning, aiding and abetting in a course of conduct that resulted in the bombings of nightclubs in Bali in 2002, which left 202 people dead and JW Marriott hotel in Jakarta in 2003 that killed at least 11. Mr Nurjaman, also known as Hambali, is alleged to be the leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, al-Qaida’s top affiliate in southeast Asia.