Indonesian prosecutors allege a student used his days off from his studies in Pakistan to meet an al Qaeda-linked group led by the son of terrorism suspect, Abu Bakar Bashir. Husni Rijal, 27, alias Ilham Sopandi, is charged with attempting or assisting in acts of terrorism. He is one of four Indonesian students deported from Pakistan in December and could face death if convicted under an anti-terrorism law. Indonesian police say that Mr Rijal and his fellow students passed on funds used for the suicide bombing of Jakarta's Marriott Hotel last August, which killed 12 people. An indictment read out in the Central Jakarta district court says Mr Rijal travelled to Pakistan in July last year with another student, and was allegedly met by Rusman Gunawan, the younger brother of top terrorism suspect Hambali. The indictment alleges that each Friday, Mr Rijal visited Mr Gunawan and met with the so-called al Ghuraba group. | Meeting him at the mosque for Friday prayers? |
Prosecutors allege al Ghuraba was led by Abdul Rohim, a son of radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir. | Following in Daddy's footsteps. This was the group that was to be the next generation of terror leadership. |
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