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Indonesian prosecutors on Friday demanded the death sentence for radical Islamic cleric Aman Abdurrahman who is accused of ordering attacks including a January 2016 suicide bombing and gun attack in Jakarta that killed four civilians, as well as four attackers.
Abdurrahman, who police and prosecutors say is a key ideologue for Islamic State militants in the world’s largest Muslim nation, sat quietly as the prosecution announced the sentencing demand before a panel of five judges.

Prosecution lawyer Anita Dewayani said Abdurrahman’s acts had resulted in deaths and injuries and there was no reason for lenience.
Abdurrahman’s next hearing was set for May 25 where he and his lawyer, appointed by the court after the cleric refused to be represented, will respond to the prosecution.


“I’ll do my own defence,” Abdurrahman told the court.
After Surabaya, are bombings by families the ‘new normal’?
Prosecutors say Abdurrahman’s instructions from prison, where he was serving a terrorism-related sentence, resulted in several attacks in Indonesia, including the January 2016 attack on a Starbucks in Jakarta, an attack on a bus terminal in the capital that killed three police officers and an attack on a church in Kalimantan that killed a two-year-old girl.

Abdurrahman was able to spread radicalism and communicate with his supporters on the outside through visitors and video calls, prosecutors say.
Authorities deployed dozens of elite counterterrorism and paramilitary police officers to guard Friday’s hearing at South Jakarta District Court following a wave of attacks by IS-inspired militants.
Suicide bombings on Sunday and Monday in Surabaya, Indonesia’s second-largest city, killed 26 people, including 13 attackers. Two families carried out the attacks, using children as young as seven.
Police said they were part of the same militant network that Abdurrahman played a key role in.


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Suspected terrorist Aman Abdurrahman is escorted by police officers. Photo: EPA

epa06746135 Indonesian terrorists Aman Abdurrahman, alias Oman Rohman, listens to Indonesian prosecutors during his trial in Jakarta, Indonesia, 18 May 2018. Indonesian prosecutors demanded death penalty for the bombing of Thamrin suspect Aman Abdurrahman for his alleged links to Islamic State militants in Indonesia and ordering of a 2016 suicide bombing and gun attack in Jakarta that killed eight people. EPA-EFE/BAGUS INDAHONO

epa06746136 Indonesian terrorists Aman Abdurrahman (C-L), alias Oman Rohman, listens to Indonesian prosecutors during his trial in Jakarta, Indonesia, 18 May 2018. Indonesian prosecutors demanded death penalty for the bombing of Thamrin suspect Aman Abdurrahman for his alleged links to Islamic State militants in Indonesia and ordering of a 2016 suicide bombing and gun attack in Jakarta that killed eight people. EPA-EFE/BAGUS INDAHONO

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The latest attacks underscore concerns over rising sectarian tensions in the world’s most populous Muslim majority nation. Photo: EPA

Burnt motorcycles are seen at one of the sites of the church attacks in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, May 13, 2018. Suicide bombers carried out deadly attacks on three churches in Indonesia's second-largest city on Sunday, killing at least 13 people and woundin dozens. (AP Photo)

Officers inspect the site of an attack outside a church in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, May 13, 2018. Suicide bombers targeted Sunday Mass congregations in three churches in the country's second-largest city, killing at least a number of people and wounding dozens in one of the worst attacks on the country's Christian minority, police said. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)

CORRECTION - This handout photo released by the Presidential Palace on May 13, 2018 shows Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (C) and other officials holding a press conference in Surabaya after a series of suicide bombings. Indonesia's President Joko Widodo visited the area after a family of six including two young daughters staged suicide bombings at three Indonesian churches during Sunday services on May 13, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens in attacks claimed by the Islamic State group. / AFP PHOTO / PRESIDENTIAL PALACE / Rusman JHONY / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Presidential Palace" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / “The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by Rusman has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [Rusman Jhony] instead of [Rusman]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and de

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Chief of Surabaya Police, Rudi Setiawan, shows a family photo of suspected suicide bombers of the three churches in Surabaya. Photo: Reuters

This handout photo from the Surabaya local government (Pemerintah Kota Surabaya) taken on May 13, 2018 and received by AFP on May 14, 2018 shows firefighters trying to extinghuish a fire after a blast outside the Gereja Pantekosta Pusat Surabaya (Surabaya Centre Pentecostal Church) in Surabaya. A series of blasts, including at least one suicide bombing, struck churches in Indonesia on May 13, killing at least 11 people and wounding dozens in the deadliest attack for years in the world's biggest Muslim-majority country. / AFP PHOTO / PEMERINTAH KOTA SURABAYA / Andy PINARIA / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / PEMERINTAH KOTA SURABAYA / ANDY PINARIA" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Police forensic team examine the scene of a bomb at a church in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia May 13, 2018. REUTERS/Sigit Pamungkas

Policemen guard Islamic cleric Aman Abdurrahman during his walk to the courtroom for his trial in Jakarta, Indonesia February 15, 2018. REUTERS/Beawiharta

Indonesia: ‘suicide squad’ family on motorcycles attacks Surabaya police HQ after church bombings

Explosion comes day after deadly wave of attacks on churches staged by another family

Chief of Surabaya Police, Rudi Setiawan, shows a family photo of suspected suicide bombers of the three churches in Surabaya, following a raid at their home in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, May 13, 2018 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Picture taken May 13, 2018. Antara Foto/Nanda Andrianta/ via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. INDONESIA OUT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE.

epa06732848 A handout photo made available by the Government of Surabaya shows a burning vehicles shortly after a bomb blast at a church in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, 13 May 2018. According to media reports, at least eleven people, including six bombers have been killed, and dozens of others were injured after bomb blasts occurred at three locations in Surabaya. EPA-EFE/SURABAYA GOVERNMENT/ANDY PINARIA HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

The moment two militants on a motorcycle (next to car) blew themselves up at a police headquarters in Indonesia’s second biggest city Surabaya. Photo: Twitter

CORRECTION - This handout photo released by the Presidential Palace on May 13, 2018 shows Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (2nd R) visiting the scene of a suicide attack outside the Central Pantekosta church in Surabaya. Indonesia's President Joko Widodo visited the area after a family of six including two young daughters staged suicide bombings at three Indonesian churches during Sunday services on May 13, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens in attacks claimed by the Islamic State group. / AFP PHOTO / PRESIDENTIAL PALACE / Rusman JHONY / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Presidential Palace" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / “The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by Rusman has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [Rusman Jhony] instead of [Rusman]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and del

Officers block the road outside a local police headquarters following Monday’s attack in Surabaya. Photo: AP

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Prosecutors say Aman Abdurrahman ordered followers to carry out attacks across Indonesia from his prison cell