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| 3 Islamic Militants Convicted in Indonesia |
| 2006-05-01 |
| JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Three Islamic militants were convicted and sentenced to prison Monday for helping shelter Southeast Asia's top terrorist mastermind and financing bombings in Indonesia. The South Jakarta District Court said all three had connections with the al-Qaida-linked militant group Jemaah Islamiyah, blamed for a string of deadly suicide attacks that has left more than 240 people dead over the last four years. Abdulah Sunata and Joni Ahmad Fauzani both admitted meeting Noordin Top, believed to be one of the group's key leaders, but denied terrorism charges. They received prison terms of seven and four years respectively. The third defendant, Joko Sumanto, was found guilty of financing terrorism and gunrunning and was sentenced to four years, the presiding judge said. |
| Posted by:Steve |