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Bashir says âterroristâ US stage-managed his terror trial
Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir on Thursday emotionally denied any knowledge of the terror group he is accused of leading and said the âterrorist state of Americaâ had stage-managed his treason trial.
Bashir, in a fiery defence speech, also warned judges they will go to hell if they convict him and told prosecutors to repent for aiding âthe infidel enemies of Islam.â
| "You'll bu-u-u-u-urn for eternity! Repent! Repent, ye sinners!" |
Prosecutors say Bashir heads the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) regional terror group, which is believed linked to Al Qaeda. Bashir, who wept at one point, said âhypocriteâ states such as the US, Australia and Singapore had targeted him because he wants Islamic sharia law in Indonesia. âThe hypocrites and the secular, if they are entrusted with government power, their programmes are to destroy Islam, arrest people who are fighting for Islamic sharia, set up stage-managed trials so that they can detain them as long as possible or kill them,â he said.
| Most of us here in the U.S. sit up nights, plotting different ways of staving off shariah in Indonesia... |
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-08-22 |
