Bashir was arrested for suspected involvement in the 2002 Bali terrorist bombing. On April 14, 2003, he was formally charged by the Indonesian government with treason, immigration violations, and providing false documents and statements to the Indonesian police. The charges are mainly related to the series of bombings against Christian churches on Christmas Eve, 2000, which killed 18 people.
In the Indonesian court, he was found not guilty for treason due to a lack of evidence, but was found guilty on immigration charges. He was sentenced to three years in prison, but the sentence was subsequently reduced to 20 months. If more evidence is found on his involvement, he may be tried again for treason.
On October 15, 2004, he was arrested by the Indonesian authorities and charged with involvement in a bomb attack on the Marriott hotel in Jakarta on August 5, 2003, which killed 14 people. Secondary charges in the same indictment accuse him of involvement in the Bali bombing, the first time he has faced charges in relation to that attack.
External links
BBC News profile of Bashir (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/2339693.stm)
ABC News Online report on Bashir (http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200410/s1221348.htm)
Abu Bakr was born in Mecca to the Banu Taim, a sub-clan of the Quraish tribe.
Abu Bakr lies buried in the Masjid al Nabawi mosque in Medina, alongside Muhammad and Umar ibn al-Khattab.
Abbad ibn Bishr • Abbas ibn Abd-al-Muttalib • Abd al-Rahman ibn Sakhr • Abd-Allah ibn Abbas • Abd-Allah ibn Abd-al-Asad • Abd-Allah ibn Mas'ud • Abd-Allah ibn Sailam • Abd-Allah ibn Ubaiy • Abd-Allah ibn Umm-Maktum • Abd-Allah ibn al-Zubayr • Abd-al-Rahman ibn Abu Bakr • Abdullah ibn Hudhafah as-Sahmi • Abdullah ibn Ja'far • Abdullah ibn Sailam • Abu Ayyub al-Ansari •
AbuBakar Bashir (also Abubakar Ba'asyir) alias Abdus Somad (born August 1938) is an Indonesian Muslim cleric and leader of the Indonesian Mujahedeen Council (MMI).
Intelligence agencies claim he is the spiritual head of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and has links with Al-Qaeda, but Bashir denies he has anything to do with the JI or terrorism.
On 14 June 2006, to cheers from his supporters waiting outside, AbuBakar Bashir was released, having served less than 26 months in Jakarta's Cipinang jail, where he held court and coordinated the publication of a commemorative book with his release.
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