Cleric jailed for hiding terrorist

Cleric jailed for hiding terrorist

JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court sentenced on
Wednesday a Muslim cleric, Adung, to seven years' jail for
harboring top terrorism suspect Noordin Moh. Top.

In a separate hearing, the same court also jailed a Malaysian
national, Sabturani, for four years for helping to hide Noordin,
who is still at large.

The panel of judges hearing Adung's case said the defendant
had met with Noordin, a Malaysian national who is wanted for
planning and executing a string of bomb attacks in the country
between 2002 and 2004, but failed to report the meeting to
police.

Police seized a revolver and 14 bullets when they arrested
Adung in Surakarta last year.

Adung had first met Noordin in 1997 when he went to Malaysia
to visit a family member who was studying there. -- Antara