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Article: Indonesia to impose travel ban on cleric Ba'asyir
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- June 21, 2006
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Indonesia to impose travel ban on cleric Ba'asyir
JAKARTA, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government will slap a
travel ban on radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir and freeze his
bank account, a local newspaper reported Wednesday.
Ansjaad Mbai, head of the anti-terror desk at the office of
Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, has
confirmed the plan, saying the ban was aimed at showing the world the
country's strong commitment to combating terrorism, reported The
Jakarta Post.
Following the 2002 Bali bombing, the United Nations issued a list
of 27 people, mostly residing in Southeast Asia, believed to have
been involved in terror networks. About 20 out ...