ABC AUSTRALIA, 27/07/2004 04:30:44
Indonesia to prosecute Abu Bakar bashir
Indonesia says plans to prosecute Abu Bakar Bashir, the suspected spiritual leader of
the al Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiah network, would continue despite a court ruling
curbing anti-terrorism laws.
Last Friday the constitutional court ruled that anti-terrorism law Number 16, passed
after the Bali bombings and used to convict more than 30 of those responsible for that
attack, was unconstitutional.
However the court states anti terror law Number 15, a broader piece of legislation,
could still be used to investigate and convict people on crimes committed after it was
passed last year.
Mr Bashir, currently in detention, is awaiting formal charges to be laid against him.
After spending 18 months on minor immigration offences he was rearrested in April ...
this time under anti-terrorism laws for his alleged role in the Bali bombing and other
plots including the Marriott Hotel bomb blast.
27/07/2004 04:30:44 | ABC Radio Australia News
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