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Indonesian court sentences Bali accomplice to four years
Bali, Oct 20: An Indonesian court today sentenced a man to four years in jail for hiding two Islamic militants already convicted in last year`s Bali bombings that killed 202 people, most of them foreign tourists.
Bali, Oct 20: An Indonesian court today sentenced a
man to four years in jail for hiding two Islamic militants
already convicted in last year's Bali bombings that killed 202
people, most of them foreign tourists.
Muhajir bin Amin was found guilty of sheltering Ali
Imron and Mubarok, who goes by a single name, in a remote
prawn farm on the eastern coast of Kalimantan island.
The men, both of whom have been sentenced to life in prison for planning and carrying out the Bali blasts, were believed to be trying to escape to nearby Malaysia when they were arrested in January.
Judge I Putu Widnya ruled that Amin knew that both men were wanted in the blasts, which have been blamed on the Al-Qaida-linked Jemaah Islamiyah terror group.
Amin said he would appeal the verdict.
Amin is the 29th person to be convicted in the blasts. Three other militants have been sentenced to death. Others have been sentenced to between three and 16 years for sheltering accomplices, hosting planning meetings and providing funds for the attack.
Bureau Report
The men, both of whom have been sentenced to life in prison for planning and carrying out the Bali blasts, were believed to be trying to escape to nearby Malaysia when they were arrested in January.
Judge I Putu Widnya ruled that Amin knew that both men were wanted in the blasts, which have been blamed on the Al-Qaida-linked Jemaah Islamiyah terror group.
Amin said he would appeal the verdict.
Amin is the 29th person to be convicted in the blasts. Three other militants have been sentenced to death. Others have been sentenced to between three and 16 years for sheltering accomplices, hosting planning meetings and providing funds for the attack.
Bureau Report