An Indonesian court jailed an Islamic militant for 10 years Friday for committing acts of terror and acting in a leadership role in the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) network. Prosecutors had urged a sentence of 15 years for Maulana Yusuf Wibisono, alias Kholis, 36, for participating in militant activities on the main island of Java and in the restive Poso region on Sulawesi island. "The defendant was proven convincingly to have carried out acts of terror and has been sentenced to ten years imprisonment," Judge Lexy Mamoto said in reading out the verdict. Mamoto said Wibisono "created social and political disturbance and damaged the country's image," but had shown remorse and been cooperative during his trial. He said Wibisono had been the branch leader of a military wing within JI that was lead by Abu Dujana, who is currently also on trial.
Mamoto said Wibisono had arranged the transfer of 100 kilograms of TNT to Poso and had undergone military training in different locations on Java with several other men. Poso has seen sporadic unrest since unrest between Muslims and Christians flared in 2000 and 2001, killing around 1,000 people. Five other men are currently waiting to be sentenced in separate terrorism trials.