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Fri, 04/25/2008 - 12:37
Malaysia's Guantanamo, Nikolaj Nielsen
Men suspected of belonging to the Jemaah Islamiyah militant Islamist group are currently being held in "preventative" detention in Malaysia. The Jemaah Islamiyah is responsible for the 2002 Bali bombings that killed over 200 people. An estimated 70 people are being held without charge at Malaysia's Kamunting Detention Center. Some are accused of mundane crimes like forgery, and others have been held for six years without charge. Malaysia's controversial Internal Security Act (ISA) allows for the detentions. Last December, five Hindu rights activists were arrested under the ISA. Read the rest of this post...
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