Indonesian police said they would question Abu Bakar Bashir, a militant Muslim cleric who is suspected by Malaysia of involvement in international terrorism. Malaysian authorities believe Bashir is the ringleader of the Malaysian Mujahidin Group, with links to al-Qaida. Bashir, who often travels to Malaysia, heads the Indonesian Mujahidin Council, a recently formed group that is campaigning for an Islamic state in Indonesia. Bashir's lawyer denied his client had any connections to al-Qaida.
Oooh. Interlocking directorates. How very modern. |