Proof Negative
The prosecution's charges were weak and failed to prove that Abu Bakar Ba'asyir was the leader of the subversive JI movement.
September 9, 2003
THE prosecution demanded 15 years, but the judges decided on a four-year jail sentence for Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, leader of the Indonesian Mujahidin Assembly. Everybody was dissatisfied, each for their own reasons. Because his name had been linked with Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) and bombings, with people such as Amrozi, Imam Samudra and Hambali, some thought he would be sentenced to 10 years or more. Conversely, his supporters and defenders believed
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