Abu Bakar Bashir to Be Re-Arrested

World | April 29, 2004, Thursday // 00:00

The suspected spiritual leader of the al-Qaida-linked Jemaah Islamiyah terror group will be re-arrested after he is released from jail on Friday. The cleric's supporters have vowed to resist the move. Indonesian authorities earlier said Abu Bakar Bashir would walk free when his 18-month term for minor immigration offenses ends Friday, despite protests from US and Australia, which insist he's a terrorist.

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