Indonesia Seeks Death Penalty for IS-linked Cleric

Indonesian prosecutors sought the death penalty on Friday for a radical Islamic cleric who is accused of masterminding a series of attacks from jail. Aman Abdurrahman, the leader of Islamic State-linked Jemaah Anshorut Daulah (JAD) is on trial for "planning and/or mobilizing others to carry out terrorist acts ... to create an atmosphere of terror among the public."  Prosecutor Anita Dewayani told a panel of five judges in Jakarta that Abdurrahman's acts had resulted...

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