Militant Cleric Presses for an Islamic State
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From Times Wire Reports
An Indonesian militant cleric linked to bombings in Bali who was freed June 14 from a Jakarta prison insisted that the government implement Islamic law nationwide, but said Muslims also must respect other religions.
Speaking before about 60 leaders of his hard-line group, the Indonesian Mujahedin Council, Abu Bakar Bashir said secular philosophies “are all wrong because they are not based on the holy Koran.”
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