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M'sian witnesses to testify via TV in Bashir's trial in Indonesia
Published:  Jan 17, 2003 8:11 AM
Updated: Jan 29, 2008 10:21 AM

JAKARTA - Terror suspect in detention in Malaysia and Singapore are to give evidence in the trial of Indonesian terror suspect Abu Bakar Bashir through a televised link, police said.

Police in Malaysia and Singapore, where the witnesses are being held on charges of engaging in terrorist activities, have agreed to such a method, national police spokesman Zainuri Lubis said.

"The Malaysian police force has promised to allow the witnesses to testify using the teleconference method," Zainuri told AFP .

Bashir, 64, was arrested on Oct 20 on suspicion of engaging in a series of church bombings on Christmas Eve 2000 and in a plot to assassinate Megawati Sukarnoputri before she became president.

A date for his trial has not been determined and police are preparing files to be submitted to prosecutors.


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