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Jakarta: An Indonesian court has sentenced radical Islamic cleric Aman Abdurrahman to death by firing squad for inspiring his followers to commit a wave of terror attacks.
Aman Abdurrahman, is escorted by police officers into court in May.
Photo: AP
Judge Ahmad Zaini handed down the death penalty at South Jakarta District Court on Friday.
The cleric, also known as Oman Rochman, was on trial for ordering five terror attacks carried out by Islamic State-inspired militants known as JAD between 2016-17, including the 2016 Jakarta bombing.
Abdurrahman is considered JAD’s de facto leader. JAD or JAT, Jemaah Anshorut Tauhid, is a splinter cell of Jemaah Islamiyah, the group responsible for the Bali bombing in 2002 and the attack on the Australian embassy in 2004.
A statement from the panel of five judges said: “the defendant’s religious outreach inspired his followers to commit terrorism so the defendant must take responsibility.”
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