Mohammed Nazir Bin Lep and Mohammed Farik Bin Amin, both from Malaysia, have admitted to their involvement in the 2002 Bali bombings that resulted in the deaths of more than 200 people. They appeared before a military court at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, entering guilty pleas to five out of the nine charges against them. As part of a plea deal, they also agreed to provide evidence against alleged mastermind Hambali, also known as Encep Nurjaman.
The charges related to the 2003 attack on the Marriott Hotel in Jakarta were dropped. Bin Lep and Bin Amin will be sentenced soon and are expected to be sent back to Malaysia. Hambali, on the other hand, is yet to go on trial. He has alleged that he was tortured following his arrest in Thailand and during his subsequent detention in a CIA-run secret camp.
The 2002 Bali bombings were the deadliest in Indonesian history and led to a crackdown on extremist groups such as Jemaah Islamiyah (JI). Three of the main perpetrators were sentenced to death and executed, while another was given life imprisonment after expressing remorse. In 2022, Indonesia jailed Zulkarnaen, a senior JI member who had been on the run for two decades, to 15 years in prison for his involvement in the attacks.