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hree terrorism suspects linked to the bombing and gun attacks in Jakarta on Jan. 14 have been convicted at the West Jakarta District Court after a lengthy trial.

Ali Makhmudin, 41, and Dodi Suridi, 23, have been sentenced to eight and 10 years in prison, respectively, for their roles in preparing the bombs for the attack in Central Jakarta, which killed four people.

Judge Mohammad Noor, who presided over the trial of Ali on Oct. 25, said the convicted terrorist had been ordered by Dian Juni Kurnadi, a suicide bomber in the attacks, to create a casing for the bomb, which Dian had assembled.

“Dian had asked Ali to make the casing for the bomb, which he had made. Dian, a suicide bomber, died in the attack,” Mohammad said on Thursday.

Ali has accepted his sentence and would not appeal, Mohammad said. However, the prosecutors would appeal the judges’ decision from the Jakarta High Court, he added.

The court ruled that Ali had violated Article 15 of the 2003 Law on Terrorism. Prosecutors had demanded 10 years for the maximum 20-year imprisonment sentence.

Earlier, on Oct. 20, the court had sentenced Dodi to 10 years in prison after being found guilty for preparing bombs used in the attack.

Mohammad said Dodi had been instructed by Dian to bring him the casing of the bomb that had been prepared by Ali.

“Dodi was ordered by Dian to get the casing from Ali and was given Rp 1 million [US$75],” Mohammad said.

The court has also sentenced a number of other terrorists who had links to the perpetrators of the bomb and gun attacks, which unfolded in one of Jakarta’s main thoroughfares, Jl. MH Thamrin.

The incident took place in one of the busiest spots in Jakarta, near the State Palace and a number of UN agency offices.

Cunaedi, 33, who is the older brother of Dodi, was sentenced to four years in prison on Oct. 27, Mohammad said. Judge Mohammad was also the presiding judge over Cunaedi’s trial.

“Cunaedi had seen his younger brother, Dodi, practice assembling bombs at home. He had told his brother to stop, but Dodi just laughed it off. Unfortunately, Cunaedi did not report what he had seen to the authorities and was also arrested by the police,” Mohammad said. Prosecutors requested six years for Cunaedi, he explained.

Another trial Mohammad presided over was that of Lutfhi Rizky Ramadhan, 19, who on Nov. 15 was sentenced to four years in prison. Lutfhi was a friend of Dodi and Dian, Mohammad noted. While he was convicted on the anti-terror law, charges against him were not directly related to the bombing in January, the judge said.

A month earlier, Ali Hamka, 48, on Oct. 17 was also sentenced to four years in prison for helping those responsible for the terrorist attack procure weapons.

The district court has also processed the sentencing of other terrorists with reported affiliation to the Islamic State (IS) group that had admitted playing a role in the attack in Jakarta earlier this year, including Junedi, 35, and Helmi Purnama Fauzi, 30, who were both sentenced to four years in prison during trials that were held on Nov. 8 and Nov. 15, respectively.