JAKARTA (Reuters) - The self-confessed head of Southeast Asian militant group Jemaah Islamiah (JI) went on trial in Indonesia on Monday, as the battle against a group blamed for a string of deadly attacks resumed in the court room.
Zarkasih, 45, was arrested in June after operations involving the country’s anti-terrorist unit, Detachment 88, which also netted the movement’s alleged military chief, Abu Dujana
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JAKARTA, Indonesia - The alleged leader of the Jemaah Islamiyah militant network went on trial Monday in the Indonesian capital, ratcheting up the battle against radical Islam in the world’s most populous Muslim nation.
Zarkasih, 45, was charged with conspiracy to commit terrorist attacks, harboring fugitives and possession of illegal weapons and ammunition in a trial at the South Jakarta District Court. He could face the death penalty if found guilty.