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...central role in the spread of terrorism throughout Southeast Asia. Born into a family of farmers and Islamic scholars in Sukamanah, West Java, Hambali headed off to join the mujahedin in Afghanistan in the mid-1980s. He later moved to Malaysia, where he teamed up with Abubakar Ba'asyir, a fundamentalist Indonesian cleric. In the mid-1990s, Hambali began raising money and recruiting militants to join some jihadist groups. Meanwhile, Hambali established ties to bin Laden, serving on al-Qaeda's consultative council and lending financial and logistical help to the group's plots, including a 1995 plan to blow...
...jitters over fresh terrorist plots, come at a particularly tense time for Indonesia. Last week, Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, the first man arrested in connection with the Bali bombings, was sentenced to death by a court in the island's capital, Denpasar. Meanwhile, a verdict is imminent for Abubakar Ba'asyir, the alleged spiritual head of JI, who is charged with treason and bombings unrelated to Bali. A conviction for the revered cleric?who denies that JI exists, although he did concede late in his trial that he believed attacks on Christian churches were permissible if the churches were proven enemies...
...Abubakar Ba'asyir Accused of being head of JI, on trial in Jakarta for treason and other charges not related to Bali Trial Status: Continuing Most interesting moment: July 15, when the 63-year-old cleric lectured the judges that all Muslims are obliged by their religion to fight "infidels" who oppress Islam...
...Indonesian authorities currently hold 33 suspected JI members in custody. Other high-profile actions in the country include the start of the trial of JI's alleged spiritual leader Abubakar Ba'asyir, and the capture of Abu Rusdan, the man police believe to be his successor. But police and intelligence sources warn sternly against complacency. "Many thought the arrest of the Bali bombers was the end of terrorism here, but I see the opposite," says Anysaad Mbai, who heads Indonesia's Coordinating Board on Counterterrorism. "Many key figures are still out there, and they are the most dangerous...
Perhaps the most encouraging development of detained Muslim cleric and alleged Jemaah Islamiah (JI) leader Abubakar Ba'asyir's first day in court last Wednesday was what happened outside of it: nothing. Only a handful of curious passersby peeked into the Bureau of Meteorology and Geophysics in North Jakarta, where the proceedings are being held. Security was conspicuously light; police were armed only with batons. Abubakar, who maintains his innocence, sat impassively as prosecutors read out the four charges against him: treason, plotting to assassinate the President and two immigration violations...