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Islamic Cleric's Sentence Cut in Jakarta

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Oct 28, 2011
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An Indonesian court has quietly cut the jail term from 15 years to nine of Abu Bakar Bashir, the murderous cleric who was convicted in June of running a jihadi terrorist camp from which his acolytes were said to be preparing a Mumbai-style massacre of westerners in Jakarta.

The reduced sentence is being regarded as a blow to Indonesia’s anti-terrorism ef…

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