AN IRRATIONAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

The man who praised the 2002 Bali bombers to be God’s fighters will receive yet another reduction (probably a month) in his jail sentence this October. In a short period of 3 months he has been given a total of 5.5 months remission in in his 30 months sentence.Makes you wonder why the Indonesian goverment takes the effort to have this spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiyah convicted for conspiracy for the 2002 Bali bombing, sentenced him for only 30 months, further insults the memory of the 202 victims by letting this cleric off on "good behaviour" and calls it justice served.

Indonesia's to grant reprieve to 2002 Bali bombing conspirator Abu Bakar Bashir
Link : Todayonline

Indonesia's government plans to grant reprieves to convicted militants including 2002 Bali bombing conspirator Abu Bakar Bashir to mark an important Muslim festival, a report said…The 67-year-old cleric was sentenced in March for a criminal conspiracy leading to the bombings. He is accused by some foreign governments of being the spiritual leader of the Jemaah Islamiyah Islamic militant group which has been blamed for both Bali bombings and a string of other attacks..
"As long as the regulations have not been revised, all prisoners will be given a sentence cut in line with their rights under prevailing laws and regulations," Justice Minister Hamid Awaluddin was quoted by the Pikiran Rakyat newspaper as saying….He said that according to the regulations, all prisoners who behaved well had the right to a cut in their sentence.
On August 17 Bashir's 30-month sentence was cut by more than four months to mark Indonesian independence day…A Jakarta prison official has said Bashir may be among thousands of prisoners to receive sentence cuts to mark the main Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr later this week.
Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda earlier this month said the government was reviewing the presidential decree on remissions particularly concerning serious crimes, including terrorism, but he gave no more details or timeframe.
Bashir on Tuesday condemned the latest Bali attacks, saying that bombings in non-combat zones would only claim innocent victims. — AFP