Mohammed Nazir Bin Lep (also referred to as Lillie) is a Malaysian national alleged to be affiliated with

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and al-Qaeda, currently in American DoD custody in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. He is one of 119 detainees previously held at secret

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abroad, which included being subjected to Enhanced Interrogation Techniques. He is currently awaiting trial in a military commission. In the

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biographies, Bin Lep is described as a high value detainee and lieutenant of

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(along with another alleged subordinate, Mohamad Farik Amin). He was transferred from

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custody to the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in

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, on September 6, 2006.

Early life

Mohammed Nazir Bin Lep was born in 1976 in

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. Bin Lep received a degree in architecture from Polytechnic University Malaysia. After completing his degree, Bin Lep completed compulsory military service in the

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Guantanamo detainment

Mohammed Nazir Bin Lep has been detained in Guantanamo Bay since 2006 when he was transferred into DoD custody. Throughout Bin Lap's internment, the Malaysian Government has sought to repatriate him in addition to another Malaysian national held in Guantanamo Bay.

Arraignment

In August 2021, Mohammed Nazir Bin Lep,

, and Mohamad Farik Amin were charged by the United States government with murder and terrorism for their involvement in the

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Guantanamo Review Task Force

On January 21, 2009, the day he was inaugurated,

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issued three

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s related to the detention of individuals in Guantanamo Bay detention camp. That new review system was composed of officials from six departments, where the OARDEC reviews were conducted entirely by the Department of Defense. When it reported back, a year later, the

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classified some individuals as too dangerous to be transferred from Guantanamo, even though there was insufficient evidence to justify charging them. On April 9, 2013, that document was made public after a

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request. Bin Lep was one of the 71 individuals deemed unable to be charged due to insufficient evidence, but too dangerous to release. Obama said those deemed unable to be charged due to insufficient evidence but too dangerous to release would start to receive reviews from a

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Periodic Review Board

The first review wasn't convened until November 20, 2013. , 29 individuals had reviews, but Bin Lep wasn't one of them. Bin Lep was denied approval for transfer on September 15, 2016.Final determination
Department of Defense

References

External links

Secret Prison on Diego Garcia Confirmed: Six “High-Value” Guantánamo Prisoners Held, Plus “Ghost Prisoner” Mustafa Setmariam Nasar
Andy Worthington
UN Secret Detention Report (Part One): The CIA’s “High-Value Detainee” Program and Secret Prisons
Andy Worthington {{DEFAULTSORT:Bin Lep, Mohammed Nazir 1976 births Detainees of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp Malaysian al-Qaeda members Malaysian extrajudicial prisoners of the United States Living people People subject to extraordinary rendition by the United States