Confusion over verdicts against 'terror' cleric

In a lengthy and at times contradictory judgment, an Indonesian court ruled today that Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir knew of a plot to topple the government but that there was insufficient evidence he was head of terror network Jemaah Islamiyah.

“The defendant had knowledge of an organisation that is trying to topple the government,” said Judge Muhammad Saleh, sitting in the capital Jakarta.