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Abu Bakar Bashir

 

Charge:

"Terrorism (associating with, belonging to, or collaborating with a terrorist group)"

Sentence:

2-1/2 years

Years Imprisoned:

2.1

Year Crime:

2002

Year Convicted:

2005

Year Cleared:

2006

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Indonesia

County or Region of Crime:

Bali

City of Crime:

Kuta

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Abu Bakar Bashir, an n Indonesian Muslim cleric, was wrongly convicted on March 3, 2005 of conspiracy charges related to the terrorist bombing on October 12, 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. The bombing killed 202 people (including 88 Australians, 38 Indonesians, and people from more than 20 other nationalities), and 209 people were injured. Bashir was sentenced to 30 months in prison. Bashir was releasd on June 14, 2006 after serving 25 months of his sentence, which had been cut by 4-1/2 months. On December 21, 2006 Bashir's conviction was overturned by Indonesia's Supreme Court."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On December 21, 2006 Bashir's conviction was overturned by Indonesia's Supreme Court."

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Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

65

Age When Released:

67

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Other

Information Source 1:

"Radical Indonesian preacher Abu Bakar Bashir back in court, By Cindy Wockner and Komang Erviani, News Corp Australia Network, November 16, 2015"

Information Location 1:

http://www.news.com.au/world/asia/radical-indonesian-preacher-abu-bakar-bashir-back-in-court/news-story/92c151c3c4fce23f1f0bed3cb0d3634e

Information Source 2:

"Abu Bakar Bashir, Wikipedia.org (last viewed 1-12-2016)"

Information Location 2:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakar_Bashir#2010_Arrest

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