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Indonesia jails senior member of Islamist group on militancy charges

FILE PHOTO: Members of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) shout a slogans during protest against Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 23, 2017. Picture taken January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Beawiharta/File Photo

An Indonesian court on Wednesday sentenced a senior member of an outlawed hardline Islamist group to three years in prison for "consciously aiding terrorism actors".

The case against Munarman, a former secretary-general and spokesperson of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), follows the jailing last year of FPI leader, Rizieq Shihab, for spreading false information about COVID-19. Followers of the controversial organisation have said the cases are politically motivated.

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