Suspected Islamic militants released
Officials say the Malaysian government has freed three alleged Islamic militants held without trial since 2002, including a former army captain accused of helping the Sept. 11 hijackers.
Human rights activist Nalini Elumalai says the three men were released separately from a northern prison camp between Nov. 24 and Dec. 2.
The most prominent is Yazid Sufaat, an ex-army captain who allegedly let several senior Al Qaeda operatives, including two eventual Sept. 11 hijackers, use an apartment he owned for meetings in Malaysia in January 2000.
Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar confirmed the release and said today that the men were no “longer a threat.”
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