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An Indonesian militant has gone on trial accused of helping to finance deadly attacks on luxury hotels in Jakarta last July. | An Indonesian militant has gone on trial accused of helping to finance deadly attacks on luxury hotels in Jakarta last July. |
Mohammed Jibril Abdurahman, 25, who went by the online moniker "Prince of Jihad", appeared in court as dozens of women in black chanted "God is Great". | Mohammed Jibril Abdurahman, 25, who went by the online moniker "Prince of Jihad", appeared in court as dozens of women in black chanted "God is Great". |
He faces up to 15 years in jail if found guilty. | He faces up to 15 years in jail if found guilty. |
The bombings killed seven people and two suicide bombers and ended a four-year hiatus in attacks in Indonesia. | The bombings killed seven people and two suicide bombers and ended a four-year hiatus in attacks in Indonesia. |
Mr Abdurahman is accused of flying to Saudi Arabia to raise money to finance the attacks. Prosecutors allege that the 25-year-old had ties to alleged regional terrorist mastermind Noordin Top. | Mr Abdurahman is accused of flying to Saudi Arabia to raise money to finance the attacks. Prosecutors allege that the 25-year-old had ties to alleged regional terrorist mastermind Noordin Top. |
Closely watched | Closely watched |
But he denied the charges and accused the court of making it all up. | But he denied the charges and accused the court of making it all up. |
"I think this case is fabricated. I didn't do anything wrong," he told reporters outside court shortly before his trial began. | "I think this case is fabricated. I didn't do anything wrong," he told reporters outside court shortly before his trial began. |
Prosecutors allege he was studying in an Islamic boarding school in Malaysia when he first met Mr Noordin, who became his teacher, in 1998. | Prosecutors allege he was studying in an Islamic boarding school in Malaysia when he first met Mr Noordin, who became his teacher, in 1998. |
I heard two sounds like 'boom, boom' coming from the Marriott and the Ritz-Carlton - then I saw people running out Eko Susanto, security guard href="/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8155097.stm">In pictures: Jakarta hotel blasts href="/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8155169.stm">Eyewitnesses: Jakarta attacks href="/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8155426.stm">Attack waiting to happen? | |
After meeting him again about a year before the bombings, prosecutors say he sent an e-mail to his brother, Ahmad Isrofil Mardhotillah, who was in the Saudi holy city of Mecca, saying: "I have met with N., we talked long in car ... Preacher N needs 100 million..." | After meeting him again about a year before the bombings, prosecutors say he sent an e-mail to his brother, Ahmad Isrofil Mardhotillah, who was in the Saudi holy city of Mecca, saying: "I have met with N., we talked long in car ... Preacher N needs 100 million..." |
The BBC's Karishma Vaswani says it is not clear how much money was raised - if any - and whether any of it actually reached Indonesia. | The BBC's Karishma Vaswani says it is not clear how much money was raised - if any - and whether any of it actually reached Indonesia. |
She says the case is being watched closely by security analysts in Indonesia. | She says the case is being watched closely by security analysts in Indonesia. |
INDONESIA ATTACKS Dec 2000: - Church bombings kill 19Oct 2002: - Bali attacks kill 202Dec 2002: - Sulawesi McDonald's blast kills threeAug 2003 - Jakarta Marriott Hotel bomb kills 12Sept 2004: - Bomb outside Australian embassy in JakartaSept 2005: Suicide attacks in Bali leave 23 dead, including bombers href="/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8155565.stm">Indonesia braces for tourism blow href="/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8155240.stm">Profile: Jemaah Islamiah | |
They think it will provide vital clues about what kind of network Mr Noordin may still have in Indonesia - and crucially, whether the funding for the attacks came from within the country or from overseas. | They think it will provide vital clues about what kind of network Mr Noordin may still have in Indonesia - and crucially, whether the funding for the attacks came from within the country or from overseas. |
That information could help Indonesian security forces as they continue their fight against terrorism. | That information could help Indonesian security forces as they continue their fight against terrorism. |
Another trial began last week of Amir Abdillah, 34, accused of being the driver for Mr Noordin, who was shot by police in a September raid on a central Java village. | Another trial began last week of Amir Abdillah, 34, accused of being the driver for Mr Noordin, who was shot by police in a September raid on a central Java village. |
Indonesia suffered a number of bomb attacks - mainly linked to the militant group Jemaah Islamiah - in the first years of the century. | Indonesia suffered a number of bomb attacks - mainly linked to the militant group Jemaah Islamiah - in the first years of the century. |
The country of 240 million people has been praised in recent years for maintaining a pluralist democracy, while punishing Islamists behind a series of bombings. | The country of 240 million people has been praised in recent years for maintaining a pluralist democracy, while punishing Islamists behind a series of bombings. |
Attacks on two nightclubs in Bali in October 2002 killed 202 people, most of them Australian. | Attacks on two nightclubs in Bali in October 2002 killed 202 people, most of them Australian. |
The Marriott Hotel was the target of a bomb attack in August 2003 in which 12 people were killed. | The Marriott Hotel was the target of a bomb attack in August 2003 in which 12 people were killed. |
Since then, a combination of new laws, anti-terror training, international co-operation and reintegration measures have kept Indonesia peaceful, analysts have said. | Since then, a combination of new laws, anti-terror training, international co-operation and reintegration measures have kept Indonesia peaceful, analysts have said. |