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| Southeast Asia |
| Bashir sues coppers over arrest |
| 2003-03-14 |
| The suspected spiritual head of Islamic terrorist group Jamaah Islamiyah, implicated in the October Bali bombings, filed a lawsuit Friday against Indonesia's police chief demanding he be released and compensated for time spent in detention. In the complaint submitted to the South Jakarta District Court, Abu Bakar Bashir sought Rp 1 billion (US$112,000) in compensation from national police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar. "The police have improperly applied the criminal code against Ba'asyir," said Muhammad Assegaf, one of Prosecutors have said Ba'asyir would be tried for treason, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years' imprisonment. Ba'asyir has repeatedly denied any connection to the Bali bombings and the church attacks, in which 19 people were killed, and has said the case against him was politically motivated. So was the bombing. Personally, I think he's in the terror game for to constant ego massage... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |