The US
Treasury on Tuesday announced sanctions against three Indonesians leaders of
the radical Islamist group Jemaah Islamiyah, blamed for deadly bombings across
Southeast Asia.
The Treasury named Umar Patek, Abdul Rahim Baasyir, and
Muhammad Jibril Abdul Rahman as key figures tying the Jemaah Islamiyah network
to other militant groups including Al-Qaeda, Pakistan's Lashkar-e Tayyiba, and
the Abu Sayyaf Group in the southern Philippines.
Patek, tied to numerous attacks in the Philippines and also
the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202, was extradited last week from Pakistan
to Indonesia.
Jibril, the Treasury said, has been a conduit of money for
Jemaah Islamiyah attacks and underwent military training in Pakistan,
"where he met with Al-Qaeda and Taliban personnel."
Baasyir meanwhile has been Jemaah Islamiyah's "main
contact" with Al-Qaeda as well as its link to Lashkar-e Tayyiba, the
Treasury said.
The sanctions forbid any American from engaging in business
transactions with the men and freeze any assets they may have on US territory.
Source : AFP
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