The Jakarta Globe, Apr 08, 2015
Jakarta. The Indonesian military has asked Nusakambangan prison authorities to limit the number of people who can visit terror convict Abu Bakar Ba’asyir, the founder of militant group Jemaah Anshorut Tauhid, to curb the spread of radical thought, and that he be transferred to another facility.
The military suspects Ba’asyir of teaching radical Islamic beliefs to the hundreds of people who are said to be visiting him every year.
“There are around 15 to 20 people visiting him every week,” Indonesian Military (TNI) spokesman Col. Edison told news portal Tempo.co on Tuesday. “This is dangerous because the doctrine he spreads teaches people to change Indonesia into an Islamic state.”
Ba’asyir is said to have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State movement.
Edison said authorities running the prison island off the coast of Central Java should transfer Ba’asyir to a facility that is more difficult to reach and to only allow family members to visit him.
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wo 8 apr 2015 - 5:40