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Southeast Asia
Indonesian cleric warns on verdict
2003-08-27
Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has accused the judges at his treason trial of trying to destroy the Islamic faith.
"The Islamic faith — it is I! Destroy me, you destroy it all! Hahahahaha!" (drool)
As they set the verdict date for next Tuesday, the 65-year-old cleric said the judges would face the "wrath of God" if they found him guilty.
"Yep. Gonna turn you all into pillars of salt!"
"If the panel of judges agrees with the evil accusations and indictment of the prosecutor, then it will mean that this court is lurching towards evil and tyranny," Mr Bashir said in his final defence plea.
Threatening the court is not considered a good move in most places.
Indonesian prosecutors have demanded a sentence of 15 years for Mr Bashir, who is on trial for his alleged involvement in a series of church bombings in which 19 people were killed more than two years ago. Prosecutors have also claimed that under Mr Bashir’s spiritual leadership, the Muslim militant group Jemaah Islamiah (JI) plotted to kill Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri, with the wider aim of establishing an Islamic state in Indonesia. The cleric has denied the charges against him, saying he only engaged in a peaceful campaign to uphold traditional Islamic law. "I am not guilty. This trial is about my struggle for the imposition of Sharia law," he said.
"With me in charge, cuz I’m a holy man."
He has accused the United States and Israel of fabricating evidence linking him to Islamic terrorists. "This trial is fuelled by the enemy of God, the US Government and its allies," he told the court on Wednesday. "All of this is aimed at fracturing Islam so that it could be dictated and dominated," he said.
Works for me.
Posted by:Steve

#9  Hmmmmm... Heavy metal... 24 hours a day, for fifteen years, at about 240 decibels. Pink Floyd, Acid, Smashing Pumpkins, whoever else is the "king" of heavy metal these days (I don't even listen to classical these days, which I like). Make sure it's something with lyrics comprised of words most sailors would find offensive. Complement the music with flashing lights and changes in air pressure. I'm SURE our beloved Islamic cleric will enjoy his sentence... NOT!
Posted by: Old Patriot   2003-8-28 12:10:14 AM  

#8  The guy needs to be denied an audience for starters, then solitary, then heavy metal, and then [fill in the blanks]
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2003-8-27 9:21:17 PM  

#7  Drop this guy in a vat of acid... about six inches at a time.
Posted by: tu3031   2003-8-27 9:07:19 PM  

#6  "I am not guilty. This trial is about my struggle for the imposition of Sharia law," he said.

You're guilty by THEIR laws of illegal and violent usurpation of the function of the Legislature and Judiciary via coordination of terroristic acts, not violations of your precious, but unestablished, Sharia law, dimwit.
Posted by: Ptah   2003-8-27 3:40:21 PM  

#5  Can you doubt the critical nature of dealing with terrorism in Indonesia?

Indonesian prosecutors have demanded a sentence of 15 years for Mr Ba’asyir . . . alleged involvement in a series of church bombings in which 19 people were killed . . . also . . . under Mr Ba’asyir’s spiritual leadership . . . plotted to kill Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri . . .

15 years? Compare that with how suspected communists were treated after the attempted coup in the 1960s. Do you think there is any preferential treatment going on? The problems in South-east Asia must be dealt with decisively, or “Acehism” will permeate the entire region and make Afghanistan look tame.
Posted by: cingold   2003-8-27 2:43:47 PM  

#4  "Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Ba’asyir has accused the judges at his treason trial of trying to destroy the Islamic faith."

I've always found my work day goes more quickly when there's an overiding principle to the task at hand. Good to see the judges have picked a worthwhile one!
Posted by: Flaming Sword   2003-8-27 1:26:51 PM  

#3  Hang the little toilet-bowl product with a barbed-wire noose. Either that, or drop his (Islamic) flag-draped remains into Borneo to feed the worms. From about 25K, without a 'chute.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2003-8-27 11:14:03 AM  

#2  Has he been talking to Pat Robertson?

Always wanting the young to die, what about I regret I have only one life to give for my (religion)?
Posted by: Anonymous   2003-8-27 11:07:44 AM  

#1  Pussyboy that he is, he's pulling out all the stops. What a gutless little turd.
Posted by: .com   2003-8-27 9:47:54 AM  

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