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Thu, 01/29/2009 - 15:15
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M'SIA MULLS HOW TO BRING BACK MALAYSIANS DETAINED AT GUANTANAMO
PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), Jan 28 (Bernama) -- The Foreign Ministry is studying carefully how to bring back the two Malaysians now detained at the United States-operated military prison in Guantanamo Bay, following US President Barack Obama's order recently for the prison to be closed.
Home Minister Dr Rais Yatim said bringing the two back required meticulous
preparation, including asking the Malaysian embassy in Washington to deal with
the bureaucracy.
"Wisma Putra (Foreign Ministry) will initiate the effort according to the
diplomatic requirements and will then advise the government on the specific
steps to be taken.
"Although the executive order had been signed by Obama, this case will take
some time to be resolved. But we will work at bringing back the two Malaysian
detainees and Wisma Putra will help in getting diplomatic assistance and in
related matters," he said after the handing-over of the appointment letter to
Malaysia's permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva,Othman
Hashim.
The two, Mohd Farik Amin or Zaid (Zubair) and Mohammed Nazir Lep or Bashir
Lep (Lillie), held at Guantanamo since 2003 for alleged involvement in the
militant groups Jemaah Islamiah (JI) and Al-Qaeda, are among 250 detainees at
the US facility.
Last Saturday, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Malaysia would seek
permission from the US government to allow Malaysian police officers to meet
with the two detainees and then for them to be imprisoned in Malaysia.
Rais also said that the Foreign Ministry would streamline several survival
courses to prepare members of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who wished
to participate in humanitarian efforts in war-torn countries.
He said he was informed that some volunteers helping out in Gaza had not
been equipped with survival skills as they were never exposed to such a
situation.
"We learnt that many international NGOs are also in the same position, but
they have a training scheme and most of their officers have received survival
training.
"So, we want to highlight the experiences of Mercy Malaysia and Malaysian
Red Crescent Society volunteers in helping people in conflict situations."
In another development, Rais said Malaysia's report on human rights which
would be tabled at the United Nations Human Rights Council's session on Feb 11,
would be fairly evaluated and judged amid attempts by certain quarters to
tarnish the image of the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam).
-- BERNAMA
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Home Minister Dr Rais Yatim said bringing the two back required meticulous
preparation, including asking the Malaysian embassy in Washington to deal with
the bureaucracy.
"Wisma Putra (Foreign Ministry) will initiate the effort according to the
diplomatic requirements and will then advise the government on the specific
steps to be taken.
"Although the executive order had been signed by Obama, this case will take
some time to be resolved. But we will work at bringing back the two Malaysian
detainees and Wisma Putra will help in getting diplomatic assistance and in
related matters," he said after the handing-over of the appointment letter to
Malaysia's permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva,Othman
Hashim.
The two, Mohd Farik Amin or Zaid (Zubair) and Mohammed Nazir Lep or Bashir
Lep (Lillie), held at Guantanamo since 2003 for alleged involvement in the
militant groups Jemaah Islamiah (JI) and Al-Qaeda, are among 250 detainees at
the US facility.
Last Saturday, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Malaysia would seek
permission from the US government to allow Malaysian police officers to meet
with the two detainees and then for them to be imprisoned in Malaysia.
Rais also said that the Foreign Ministry would streamline several survival
courses to prepare members of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who wished
to participate in humanitarian efforts in war-torn countries.
He said he was informed that some volunteers helping out in Gaza had not
been equipped with survival skills as they were never exposed to such a
situation.
"We learnt that many international NGOs are also in the same position, but
they have a training scheme and most of their officers have received survival
training.
"So, we want to highlight the experiences of Mercy Malaysia and Malaysian
Red Crescent Society volunteers in helping people in conflict situations."
In another development, Rais said Malaysia's report on human rights which
would be tabled at the United Nations Human Rights Council's session on Feb 11,
would be fairly evaluated and judged amid attempts by certain quarters to
tarnish the image of the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam).
-- BERNAMA
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