A radical Indonesian Muslim cleric, thought to be behind the 2002 terrorist bombings that killed 202 people on the resort island of Bali, says that he still believes Indonesia should implement Islamic law, vowing to work to make it happen.
The Straits Times
Indonesia s top terrorist convict Abu Bakar Bashir released from prison
Mr Abu Bakar Bashir, 82, the spiritual leader of South-east Asia s terrorist group Jemaah Islamiah, being escorted out by prison guards yesterday as he left the Gunung Sindur prison in Bogor, on the outskirts of Jakarta. The radical cleric had been in jail since his arrest in 2009. PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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Phil Britten, who was badly burned across 40 per cent of his body, is concerned Bashir will be going back into society and doing what he s always done , radicalise others. Over the years you have to learn to let go and let people deal with those matters, Britten told Sydney Morning Herald.
Bashir was released from prison on Friday when locals waited for his arrival at his Sukoharjo home
Police on motorcycles patrol the street on the day Bashir was released from his Bogor prison, in West Java
More than 200 people were killed, including 88 Australians, in the Bali Bombings in October 2002 (pictured, wreckage following 2002 Bali bombings)
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