| Abu Rusdan, the man who allegedly succeeded Abu Bakar Ba'asyir as acting leader of the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) terror network, has been named a suspect in October's Bali bombings, national police spokesman Zainuri Lubis said here on Monday. "He officially became a suspect on Sunday," Zainuri said, as quoted by AFP. "Based on testimony from other witnesses, he was involved in the general planning of the Bali bombing," he added. He said Rusdan would be charged under a terrorism law passed in the wake of the October 12 bombings, which killed 202 people, and could face 20 years in jail or the death sentence if convicted. Police arrested Rusdan last month in the Central Java town of Kudus. National top detective Erwin Mappaseng said Rusdan took over as effective leader of JI when Ba'asyir was arrested last October 20. |