Vashner
10-03-2005, 02:38 PM
8/13/05 Militant Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, who is serving a 30-month jail term for his role in instigating the Bali bombings, will have his sentence cut as prisoners across Indonesia are granted leniency to mark independence day, local media reported today.
The Justice Minister, Hamid Awaluddin, said Bashir and some of the 24 other people jailed for their roles the 2002 Bali attacks would receive sentence remissions in conjunction with Wednesday's independence day celebrations, according to the Jakarta Post.
A Jakarta court in March sentenced Bashir to 30 months in jail for taking part in a conspiracy that led to the Bali bombings, which killed 202 people.
The Government of Australia, which lost 88 citizens in the blasts, has expressed disappointment at Bashir's 30-month jail term and said it wanted a longer sentence.
Indonesia's Supreme Court this month rejected Bashir's final appeal to overturn his sentence.
Tommy Soeharto, the youngest son of former dictator Soeharto who is serving a 10-year jail sentence for killing a judge, is also eligible for leniency, the Post said.
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AdvertisementHe has regularly received sentence reductions. In June, the Supreme Court overturned his 15-year jail sentence for the murder and sentenced him instead to 10 years.
Some 53,000 prisoners across Indonesia will have their sentences cut by up to seven months as the country celebrates its 60th anniversary, the state Antara news agency said.
The office of the justice ministry in Bali has proposed remissions for 19 of 24 Bali bombers languishing in Kerobokan prison in the resort island, Antara quoted ministry official Mayun Mataram as saying.
Three Bali bombers on death row and the two others jailed for life are not eligible, he said.
AFP
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/bashir-to-have-sentence-cut-reports/2005/08/13/1123353534564.html
The Justice Minister, Hamid Awaluddin, said Bashir and some of the 24 other people jailed for their roles the 2002 Bali attacks would receive sentence remissions in conjunction with Wednesday's independence day celebrations, according to the Jakarta Post.
A Jakarta court in March sentenced Bashir to 30 months in jail for taking part in a conspiracy that led to the Bali bombings, which killed 202 people.
The Government of Australia, which lost 88 citizens in the blasts, has expressed disappointment at Bashir's 30-month jail term and said it wanted a longer sentence.
Indonesia's Supreme Court this month rejected Bashir's final appeal to overturn his sentence.
Tommy Soeharto, the youngest son of former dictator Soeharto who is serving a 10-year jail sentence for killing a judge, is also eligible for leniency, the Post said.
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AdvertisementHe has regularly received sentence reductions. In June, the Supreme Court overturned his 15-year jail sentence for the murder and sentenced him instead to 10 years.
Some 53,000 prisoners across Indonesia will have their sentences cut by up to seven months as the country celebrates its 60th anniversary, the state Antara news agency said.
The office of the justice ministry in Bali has proposed remissions for 19 of 24 Bali bombers languishing in Kerobokan prison in the resort island, Antara quoted ministry official Mayun Mataram as saying.
Three Bali bombers on death row and the two others jailed for life are not eligible, he said.
AFP
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/bashir-to-have-sentence-cut-reports/2005/08/13/1123353534564.html