Radical Indonesian cleric who inspired Bali bombers to be freed
(WorldNews Indonesia)

The ailing radical cleric who inspired the Bali bombers and other extremists in Indonesia is to be released from prison halfway through a 15-year jail term, the country´s president said. The announcement of Abu Bakar Bashir´s imminent release came during campaigning for a presidential election due in April in which opponents of President Joko Widodo have tried to discredit him as insufficiently Islamic. `I have considered this decision for a long time, involving...