Indonesia: Radical Cleric Rejects Violence, Denies Role In Bali Bombings

By Kusumasari Ayuningtyas

Cleric Abu Bakar Bashir on Thursday denied that he knew about the 2002 Bali bombings ahead of time and said he opposed violence in Islam’s name, as counterterrorism officials visited him as part of their monitoring of former terrorist inmates.

The elderly Bashir spoke to officials from the...