Indonesia Issues Death Penalty to Cleric for IS Ties

A court in the capital Jakarta on Friday sentenced an Indonesian Islamist leader to death for inciting terrorist attacks in support of the Islamic State (IS). The South Jakarta District Court ruled that the cleric, Aman Abdurrahman —also known as Oman Rochman — masterminded a series of five deadly attacks in the country from prison, including the January 2016 suicide bombing at a Starbucks in Jakarta that killed four civilians and wounded 25 others. 'De facto'...

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