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Ba'asyir to be questioned on Monday

| Source: JP

Ba'asyir to be questioned on Monday

JAKARTA: Police will start questioning suspected terrorist Abu
Bakar Ba'asyir over his alleged role in the country's terrorist
attacks on Monday.

"We already sent the summon letter to the director-general for
penitentiaries yesterday (Thursday). We will question him on
Monday," said Brig. Gen. Pranowo, director of the National Police
Antiterrorism and Bomb Division on Friday.

Police named Ba'asyir a terrorist suspect on April 16 and
charged him under Articles 14, 15, 17 and 18 of Law No. 15/2003
on Antiterrorism. He could be sentenced to death if convicted.

Ba'asyir, who is currently imprisoned at the Salemba
Penitentiary for immigration violations and document fraud, will
complete his jail term on April 29. --JP

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