Jakarta, Oct. 10 -- The Indonesian government said terrorism suspect Encep Nurjaman, better known as Hambali, who has been detained at Guantanamo Bay for over two decades, is expected to face trial before a US military court in November.

Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra said on Thursday that his office learned about the planned trial but had received no recent updates from US authorities.

He said the issue was raised during a recent meeting with the US Embassy, but officials there had limited information.

Hambali, a senior figure of the Jemaah Islamiyah militant group, has been detained at Guantanamo Bay without trial for more than 20 years.

Mahendra said he had previously ...