Yudhoyono is an 'infidel' :Abu Bakar Ba'asyir

Terrorism defendant Abu Bakar Ba’asyir said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was an infidel for his failure to hold up the true law under Islam, in his trial hearing at South Jakarta District Court on Monday.

The firebrand cleric, who has been linked to a series of terrorist activities acts and bombings across Indonesia, also said all Indonesian leaders, were thogut (evil),  including its founding fathers and first president Sukarno.

“Yudhoyono is an infidel. That’s the consequence for him, because he hasn't followed the right teaching of Islamic law,” Ba’asyir said as quoted by tempointeraktif.com on Monday.

He added that Islam had been cornered by slander from various groups during Yudhoyono's presidency.

“All [Indonesian leaders], from the thogut Sukarno through to thogut Yudhoyono, did not faithfully abide by Islamic law,” he said without further explanation