Word: abubakar
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...Abubakar: This is a ploy by Mahathir, who is using the terrorist card to eliminate his opposition before election time...
...Abubakar: Let me first say that it was not an interrogation. As the police said, it was a "clarification" about the allegations being made by the Malaysian authorities...
...founder of the Mujahidin Council of Indonesia, Abubakar Ba'asyir has come under increasing scrutiny after suspected terrorists in Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines alleged that he played a key role in the underground Asian network. Last week at the religious school he heads in central Java, he spoke to TIME reporter Jason Tedjasukmana about the allegations...
...Abubakar: This is just a political game. I had never heard of the KMM or Jemaah Islamiah until I returned to Indonesia. I have not been back to Malaysia since 1999, so how could I be the KMM's leader? Jemaah Islamiah is an invention by Mahathir to instill fear in the Muslim community...
...Abubakar: I left Indonesia because I was being pressured by the military regime of [former President] Suharto. I didn't plan to stay in Malaysia long. While I was there I was a religious teacher and had a small business selling honey and oil. I was not involved in any political organizations or was active in any groups...