'Terror chief' sues police over Bali bomb arrest

The suspected spiritual head of an Islamic terror group implicated in the Bali bombings filed a lawsuit today against Indonesia’s police chief demanding he be set free and compensated for his time in custody.

In the complaint submitted to the South Jakarta District Court, Abu Bakar Bashir, of Jemaah Islamiyah – an al-Qaida-linked group – sought 1 billion rupiah (€104,000) in compensation from national police chief General Da’i Bachtiar.