JAKARTA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia is seeking an access to a key terrorist suspect Hambali, who is being jailed in the Guantanamo prison in Cuba, following the U.S. plan to close the prison, National Police General Bambang Hendarso Danuri said Tuesday.

    The U.S. government planned to close the detention center soon this year. More than 200 detainees were being reviewed whether they should be released, transferred or prosecuted.

    Hambali, alias Riduan Isamuddin, is believed to be born and grew in Indonesia. He was a leader of Al-Qaeda link in Southeast Asia region of Jemaah Islamiyah.

    Hambali was allegedly to have played a key role in a series of terrorist strikes in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines before he was arrested in 2003 in Thailand by the U.S Central Intelligence Agency agents and Thai police. He was then transferred to Guantanamo.

    "The requests are being processed. We are still confirming how much access the U.S. government will give us," The police chief said.

    Previously, Indonesia had asked access to bring home Hambali for his testimony in trials of terrorists after the Bali bombings in 2002, in which the legal authorities expected his testimony could help revealing terrorist cases in the country. Unfortunately, the U.S. authorities rejected the request.

    Indonesian Police spokesman Abubkar Natraprawira said that the police had cooperated with the Foreign Ministry Office to seek the access.

    He said that Hambali could be tried if Indonesia has sufficient evidence on his criminal in the country.

    Indonesia, the most populous Muslim country, had been hit by a series of major terrorist acts from 2000 to 2005, including Bali bombings in 2002 and 2005, hotel explosion in 2003 and Australian embassy bombing in 2004, killing more than 250 people.

    The international militant network of the Jemaah Islamiyah was widely believed behind the deadly strikes.