Indonesian cleric's trial adjourned

Indonesian cleric's trial adjourned

Abu Bakar Bashir faces fresh charges including helping establish terror training camp and funding terror organisations.
Last Modified: 10 Feb 2011 05:07 GMT

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The trial of Indonesia's most well-known Islamic cleric opened on Thursday, but was swiftly adjourned on a technicality.

Abu Bakar Bashir, the spiritual leader of the outlawed southeast Asian militant network Jemaah Islamiah, entered court amid high security and increased religious tensions in Indonesia.

Bashir said nothing to supporters as he entered the courtroom for his third terrorism trial since the 2002 Bali bombings, for which he was jailed and released on appeal.

Thursday's trial was adjourned until next week after Bashir's defence team complained that he had not been given the minimum three-days notice to appear in court.

Bashir faces fresh charges - including helping establish a terror training camp and funding terror organisations - offences that carry the death penalty in Indonesia.

Bashir's trial has refocused attention on Indonesia's fight against terrorism.

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