KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. The chairman of Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), Ma'ruf Amin, has called on President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to grant clemency or a sentence reduction to radical cleric and terrorist convict Abu Bakar Baasyir due to his failing health. “If possible, the President can grant him a clemency. But it’s up to him,” Ma'ruf told reporters on Wednesday, as reported by tempo.co. Baasyir has been in prison for nearly seven years after being sentenced to 15 years by the South Jakarta District Court in 2011. The court found him guilty of funding a military training camp for a terrorist group in Aceh.
MUI chief calls on Jokowi to grant clemency to Abu Bakar Baasyir
KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. The chairman of Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), Ma'ruf Amin, has called on President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to grant clemency or a sentence reduction to radical cleric and terrorist convict Abu Bakar Baasyir due to his failing health. “If possible, the President can grant him a clemency. But it’s up to him,” Ma'ruf told reporters on Wednesday, as reported by tempo.co. Baasyir has been in prison for nearly seven years after being sentenced to 15 years by the South Jakarta District Court in 2011. The court found him guilty of funding a military training camp for a terrorist group in Aceh.
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