Tag: Jemaah Islamiyah

Widow of slain militants Marwan, Janjalani arrested

Widow’s two sisters, father linked to terrorist groups also arrested, PNP says The widow of Khadaffy Janjalani and Zulfikli Bin Hir alias Marwan has been arrested for allegedly supporting extremist groups and possessing firearms and explosives,  police said on Sunday. Juromee Dongon was married to Janjalani, a senior leader of the notorious Abu Sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom group until his death in 2006. She then married the Malaysian bombmaker alias Marwan, who was killed in 2015. In […]

Indonesian radical Muslim cleric appeals to reduce jail term

Indonesia’s radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir appealed to reduce 15-year jail term on Tuesday (January 12), pledging no wrongdoings on all allegation. The 78-year-old, who was sentenced to 15 years in jail in 2011, attended the hearing in Cilacap district court in central Java province, the town near notorious prison island Nusa Kambangan where Bashir is jailed. Supporters of Bashir cheered as he walked to the court room escorted by heavy police forces. This […]