Bpk A.B.B back in the news, this time the fire is getting pretty close to his shins!

Abu Bakar Bashir Cries Foul as Police Say Cleric a Step Closer to Prosecution
Farouk Arnaz & Candra Malik | December 10, 2010

Indonesia. Police on Friday said firebrand cleric Abu Bakar Bashir was a step closer to facing trial with prosecutors now ready to prepare the indictment against him.

National Police spokesman Iskandar Hasan said the Central Jakarta Prosecutor’s Office on Friday accepted the police dossier on Bashir. With the dossier in their hands, prosecutors can now begin to prepare the indictment.

Bashir’s dossier “was declared complete this afternoon around 3 p.m.,” Hasan said.

Earlier in the day, the cleric, who has been in police custody for the past four months, suggested that the arrest of a suspected terrorist was an attempt by police to keep him in detention.

A spokesman for the Central Java Police, Sr. Comr. Djihartono, said Abu Tholut was arrested at his home in Kudus, Central Java, at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, and was found in possession of a pistol and several bags of ammunition.

Police sources earlier this year said the former head of regional terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah had acted as a bridge between Bashir and an armed paramilitary group in Aceh that was broken up by a series of police raids in February. Tholut is also suspected of recruiting militants and raising funds for terrorist activities.

“The police have been looking for him,” Bashir told journalists in a written statement on Friday. “He was arrested just three days before my detention period was to expire, and police would have had no option but to release me.

“This arrest was made because the police really want to put the blame on me. Tholut was always linked to me in regard to the Aceh training.”

He added that he would not be surprised if Tholut was tortured by police to extract a confession linking him to the Aceh group.


(honestly borrowed from the Jak Globe )

Abu Bakar Bashir Charged With Multiple Counts of Terrorism
Heru Andriyanto | December 13, 2010

Jakarta. Controversial firebrand cleric Abu Bakar Bashir was handed over to prosecutors on Monday charged with multiple counts of terrorism that carry the death sentence, with police presenting a stash of evidence that included dozens of rifles and ammunition.

The 72-year-old defiantly accused authorities of fabricating the case against him and oppressing Islam.

“[Islamic] teachings are being terrorized,” he told reporters as he left the South Jakarta Prosecutor’s Office under tight security from the police’s anti-terror unit Densus 88. Two armored vehicles were deployed to escort the cleric.

His attorney, Luthfie Hakim, said the case against Bashir was due to pressure from foreign countries, given that his client had already been tried for and cleared of terrorism charges twice before.

“There has been foreign intervention since the beginning,” the lawyer said.

Of all the evidence presented, including weapons, bank accounts, bank transfer documents and other things, Bashir only admitted to owning a cell phone.

The cleric, who has been in police custody for the past four months, was arrested during a daylight ambush by the anti-terror unit on his vehicle convoy in West Java on Aug. 9.

He is suspected of involvement in the paramilitary training of an armed group in Aceh, illegal
possession of firearms, providing shelter for wanted terrorist suspects and concealing information about perpetrators of terrorism.

(also borrowed from the same source)



(“[Islamic] teachings are being terrorized,” he told reporters as he left the South Jakarta Prosecutor’s Office under tight security from the police’s anti-terror unit Densus 88. " Now that is exactly like this old goat, twisting everything around to suit his perverted views of Islam, but the closer the fire gets, the harder he will scream, a nice preview for him of what awaits him when Shaitan will claim his soul!) Kesas' musings.