Terror suspect blames U.S. for his arrest

Terror suspect blames U.S. for his arrest

JAKARTA: Terror suspect Furqon Abdullah said on Monday the
United States played a role in the capture of him and his
colleagues in Pakistan last year.

"I saw the involvement of foreigners in my arrest. The police
who arrested me in Pakistan were nothing but the accomplices of
the Americans," Furqon Abdullah told the court hearing his case.

Reading out his defense at the Central Jakarta District Court,
Furqon said the Pakistani police told him that Jakarta had
ordered his arrest and deportation.

"My friends and I were the victims of paranoid people," said
Furqon. Pakistan deported six Indonesian students in December,
and four of them are now standing trial for their alleged
involvement in terrorist activities. -- JP