KL won't seek extradition of militants

KL won't seek extradition of militants

MALAYSIA: Malaysian authorities won't ask Indonesia to
extradite four jailed Malaysians accused of being part of
the Islamic militant group Jamaah Islamiyah, police said
on Monday.

The four detainees are being held in Indonesia on terror-
related suspicions, but it remains unclear whether authorities
will press charges and how long they will be held.

"It's up to the Indonesian authorities to take action under
Indonesian law," Malaysian Inspector-General of Police Bakri
Mohamed Omar was quoted as saying by the national news agency,
Bernama. The four suspects "are entitled to be punished there."

The four men admitted in interviews with Malaysia's TV3
network last week that they had been members of Jamaah Islamiyah,
which has been blamed for the October 2002 nightclub blasts on
Indonesia's resort island of Bali, and an August 2003 car bomb at
Jakarta's Marriott hotel.

The detainees claimed they have now renounced Jemaah Islamiyah
because it killed Muslims and other innocent people.

Malaysian human rights activists have criticized the
interviews' airing last Friday, saying the suspects might have
been tortured or coerced into making their confessions. -- AP