JAKARTA: Muslim cleric Abubakar Ba'asyir was handed over to prosecutors in Indonesia yesterday to face trial for treason, police said.
Abubakar, who was charged in January, has been described by several South-East Asian nations as the spiritual leader of a radical network blamed for the Bali bomb blasts. Abubakar denies any link and has not been charged in relation to that attack.
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