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Thamrin bombing mastermind inspired by Paris attack: Prosecutor
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Aman Abdurrahman (center), the alleged mastermind of the Jan. 14, 2016, suicide bombings and shootings at Jl. MH Thamrin, Central Jakarta, during a court hearing in the South Jakarta District Court on Feb. 15. (kompas.com/Nursita Sari)
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man Abdurrahman, the alleged mastermind of suicide bombings and shootings at Jl. MH Thamrin, Central Jakarta, in January 2016, was inspired by the Paris terror attack in November 2015, a prosecutor has said.
The statement was written in the indictment read by prosecutor Anita Dewayani in a court hearing in the South Jakarta District Court on Thursday.
Anita said a follower named Saiful Munthohir visited Aman in November 2015. At the time, Aman was serving time at Nusa Kambangan Prison in Cilacap, Central Java, for another terrorism case.
Aman told Saiful about the plan for the attack on Jl. MH Thamrin, Anita said.
"The suspect whispered [to Saiful] that there was an order from a caliphate leader in Suriah to execute amaliyah [to perform religious practice] jihad, like what had been done in France," Anita said as reported by kompas.com.
Aman then told Saiful to recruit a field coordinator that would execute the plan, she added.
In December, Aman reportedly ordered four people to do the attack on Jl. Sabang, Central Jakarta, an area popular among foreigners.
However, the plan changed when the perpetrators instead bombed a Starbucks and a police post in Sarinah, Jl. MH Thamrin, at 10:20 a.m. on Jan. 14, 2016.
The bombs were made by Jamaah Ansharut Daulah in Cirebon, West Java, the prosecutor said.
Aman is charged under the Terrorism Law on inciting others to commit terrorist acts. (cal)
