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Bashir calls for implementing Sharia
 Firebrand Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir on Sunday called on leaders and Muslims in the world's largest Muslim-populated nation to implement Islamic sharia law. "The leaders of the state have the obligation to implement Islamic sharia in the country they lead," Bashir was quoted by the Detikcom online news portal as telling thousands of worshippers at Jakarta's main Istiqlal mosque. "I warn the rulers, you have a responsibility to govern the people using the sharia laws. There is no bargaining," added Bashir, who has served a jail term for a terrorism conspiracy. In his sermon, Bashir also called on Indonesian Muslims to begin implementing sharia on their own. "There is no need for voting, there is no need for others' approval. There is no need to heed others' opinion," he said. He said Muslim should world together to implement sharia. "If Muslims are not united it would be an insult to Allah," he said. Bashir, 68, was released from jail in June after serving nearly 26 months for his role in a "sinister conspiracy" that led to the Bali bombings, which killed 202 people in October 2002. Posted by: Fred 2006-08-21 |
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