Indonesia Charge Muslim Cleric Abu Bashir with Terrorism
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And in Indonesia, police have charged a Muslim cleric with helping to plan terrorist attacks in the country. If he's found guilty, the cleric could face the death penalty.
Indonesian police have charged militant Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir with involvement in plans of terror and military training in Aceh, taking him one step closer to trial.
[Munammad Yusuf, South Jakarta Attorney's Office]:
"The defendant is charged with multiple counts of terrorism articles that carry a death sentence."
Under Indonesia's legal system, prosecutors decide if there is enough evidence to go to court, which sets the trial date.
[Lutfie Hakim, Bashir's Lawyer]:
"The dossier over the investigation into Abu Bakar Bashir has been handed over to the South Jakarta attorney general's office along with many pieces of evidence. Our client said he did not recognize all the pieces of evidence, rifles and ammunition, but did recognize his cell phone."
Bashir was arrested last August and is considered by many foreign governments as a driving force for radical Islamic movements in Indonesia.
Bashir's detention shows Jakarta is stepping up a fight against a relatively new network plotting a coup to form a state governed by Muslim law.
Bashir is the leader of Islamist group Jema'ah Ansharut Tauhid, and a founder of the al-Mukmin boarding school in Solo. One of the school's graduates was executed for planning the Bali bomb attacks in 2002 that killed over 200 people.
And in Indonesia, police have charged a Muslim cleric with helping to plan terrorist attacks in the country. If he's found guilty, the cleric could face the death penalty.
Indonesian police have charged militant Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir with involvement in plans of terror and military training in Aceh, taking him one step closer to trial.
[Munammad Yusuf, South Jakarta Attorney's Office]:
"The defendant is charged with multiple counts of terrorism articles that carry a death sentence."
Under Indonesia's legal system, prosecutors decide if there is enough evidence to go to court, which sets the trial date.
[Lutfie Hakim, Bashir's Lawyer]:
"The dossier over the investigation into Abu Bakar Bashir has been handed over to the South Jakarta attorney general's office along with many pieces of evidence. Our client said he did not recognize all the pieces of evidence, rifles and ammunition, but did recognize his cell phone."
Bashir was arrested last August and is considered by many foreign governments as a driving force for radical Islamic movements in Indonesia.
Bashir's detention shows Jakarta is stepping up a fight against a relatively new network plotting a coup to form a state governed by Muslim law.
Bashir is the leader of Islamist group Jema'ah Ansharut Tauhid, and a founder of the al-Mukmin boarding school in Solo. One of the school's graduates was executed for planning the Bali bomb attacks in 2002 that killed over 200 people.