Anger as Bali bomb cleric has jail term cut

A militant cleric jailed for his role in the 2002 Bali bombings will be among 53,000 inmates receiving sentence reductions to mark Indonesia’s independence day, authorities said today.

Anger as Bali bomb cleric has jail term cut

A militant cleric jailed for his role in the 2002 Bali bombings will be among 53,000 inmates receiving sentence reductions to mark Indonesia’s independence day, authorities said today.

Abu Bakar Bashir – the alleged spiritual head of the al-Qaida-linked terror group Jemaah Islamiyah – would be the most controversial inmate to benefit from a reduction.

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