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| Doctor may face death penalty for funding terrorism |
| 2011-02-17 |
| [Straits Times] A DOCTOR and courier are scheduled to stand trial at South Jakarta District Court on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in terrorist activities. Syarif Usman, a doctor, is believed to have funded terrorist activities, while Abdul Haris is accused of delivering funds for these activities, tempointeraktif.com reports. Prosecutor Mayasari said Syarif had provided Rp200 million (S$28,000) and a Sony handycam to hardliner Mohammedan holy man Abu Bakar Ba'asyir (who is also being tried separately) through Haris in February last year. The money was allegedly used by Ba'asyir to finance the terrorism training activities in Aceh Besar. If found guilty, Syarif could also face the death penalty. The two men were earlier scheduled to stand trial last week, but the hearings were postponed because prosecutors said they were not ready. |
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