By — Robert Burns, Associated Press Robert Burns, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/indonesia-prisoner-makes-first-public-appearance-gitmo Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Indonesia prisoner makes first public appearance at Gitmo Nation Aug 18, 2016 11:07 AM EDT WASHINGTON — An Indonesian held for nearly 10 years at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has appeared for the first time at a hearing called to determine whether he should remain in detention. The U.S. government says the detainee — Encep Nurjaman, who’s known as Hambali — was a leader of a Southeast Asia-based extremist group known as Jemaah Islamiyah (jeh-MAH’ is-lah-MEE’-uh) that’s blamed for a string of bombings in Indonesia. Hambali also is alleged to have had links to al-Qaida. He’s been held at Guantanamo since September 2006 and hasn’t been seen publicly there until Thursday’s review panel hearing. The panel heard a statement read by a U.S. military officer acting as Hambali’s personal representative. The panel issued no decision on Hambali’s status. By — Robert Burns, Associated Press Robert Burns, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — An Indonesian held for nearly 10 years at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has appeared for the first time at a hearing called to determine whether he should remain in detention. The U.S. government says the detainee — Encep Nurjaman, who’s known as Hambali — was a leader of a Southeast Asia-based extremist group known as Jemaah Islamiyah (jeh-MAH’ is-lah-MEE’-uh) that’s blamed for a string of bombings in Indonesia. Hambali also is alleged to have had links to al-Qaida. He’s been held at Guantanamo since September 2006 and hasn’t been seen publicly there until Thursday’s review panel hearing. The panel heard a statement read by a U.S. military officer acting as Hambali’s personal representative. The panel issued no decision on Hambali’s status.