ABC AUSTRALIA, 15/07/2002 11:27:25
Indonesian cleric accuses US of anti-Muslim plan
A radical Indonesian Muslim cleric that Singapore accuses of leading a terrorist
network, has accused Washington of being behind a recent Philippine court's jailing of
an Indonesian over weapons possession.
Abu Bakar Ba'asyir says a ten-year jail sentence on an Indonesian last week, is part
of a grand scenario prepared by the United States to eliminate Muslim leaders and
activists.
Agus Dwikarna was arrested at Manila airport in March along with two other
Indonesians who have since been released.
He has also been accused of involvement in a Manila bomb blast in December, 2000
and an explosion that wounded the Philippine Ambassador to Indonesia in August the
same year.
Ba'asyir, who heads the hardline Indonesian Mujahidin Council, has been named by
Singapore's senior minister Lee Kuan Yew as one of the leaders of terrorist cells
active in Indonesia.
15/07/2002 11:27:25 | ABC Radio Australia News
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