Militant in Bali Attack to Get Reduced Sentence
From Times Wire Reports
A militant cleric jailed for his role in the 2002 Bali bombings will be among 53,000 inmates receiving sentence reductions Wednesday to mark Indonesia’s independence day, officials said.
Abu Bakar Bashir, alleged head of the Jemaah Islamiah terrorist network, was convicted in March of conspiracy in the Bali attack, which killed 202 people.
Others convicted in the blasts will also receive reductions in their terms, a Cabinet official told the Jakarta Post. As much as 10 months can be removed from a sentence.
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