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Indonesian Militant Linked to Bali Bombings Sentenced to 15 Years
[BenarNews] An Indonesian court convicted and sentenced a commander of a krazed killer group linked with al-Qaeda to 15 years in prison Wednesday for withholding information about terrorist plots, including the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people.Arif Sunarso, better known as Zulkarnaen, founded and led a small division within the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) krazed killer group, a Jakarta District Court heard. The "khos" cell, as it was known by the Arabic word for "special," was tasked with carrying out attacks. "The defendant is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of being an accessory and withholding information about acts of terrorism by failing to report [to authorities] about the organization’s plans," a member of the three-judge panel said. Posted by: trailing wife 2022-01-20 |
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