VOA常速英语2008年-Indonesian Court Gives Suspected Terrorists 15-

By Nancy-Amelia Collins
Jakarta
21 April 2008

An Indonesian court has sentenced two top leaders of the Southeast Asia terrorist group, Jemaah Islamiyah, to 15 years in prison each. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has more.

Zarkasih, believed to be the leader of Jemaah Islamiyah and Abu Dujana, the alleged¹ military commander of the group, were both jailed for 15 years by a Jakarta court for violating anti-terrorism laws.

Both men were arrested in June in what was seen as a major victory for Indonesia's fight against Islamic militants².

They were charged with violating Indonesia's anti-terrorism law and of illegal possession of firearms and explosives.

In separate trials, the South Jakarta court found Zarkasih and Dujana guilty of violating the anti-terrorism laws by providing financial assistance to terrorists and moving firearms and explosives for use in terrorist acts.

Presiding judge Wahjono also ruled Jemaah Islamiyah is a terrorist organization - the first such ruling by an Indonesian court.

Indonesian authorities have argued they cannot ban the terrorist organization since it is not a formally established organization.

During his trial, Dujana denied any involvement in terrorist attacks.

"Clearly I stated in the court, I am not a member of Jemaah Islamiyah," he said.

The group is believed to be responsible for a series of terrorist attacks in Indonesia, including the 2002 bombings in the Indonesian resort island of Bali that claimed 202 lives, many of them foreign tourists.

The Indonesian government has arrested more than 300 Islamic militants since then, including several other top Jemaah Islamiyah leaders, severely³ weakening the group.

Terrorism expert Ken⁴ Conboy, says the group no longer poses a serious threat to Indonesia.

"They are a shadow of what they used to be, as far as posing a credible⁵ threat to the Indonesian government," Conboy said. "They do not have any active jihads at the moment, they seem to have no real capability⁶ to attract and maintain and really recruit substantial numbers of new members, and for the hard-line guys, they cannot seem to pull off any kinds of terrorist operations."

Indonesia's elite⁷ anti-terrorism squad⁸, Detachment 88, captured both Zarkasih and Dujana in Central Java last June following the discovery of hundreds of kilograms of explosives and weapons beneath several houses in the same region.

A democratic, secular⁹ nation, Indonesia has the world's largest population of Muslims.

1 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

2 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

3 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

4 ken   

n.视野，知识领域

参考例句：

• Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
• Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.

5 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

6 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

7 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

8 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

9 secular   

n.牧师，凡人；adj.世俗的，现世的，不朽的

参考例句：

• We live in an increasingly secular society.我们生活在一个日益非宗教的社会。
• Britain is a plural society in which the secular predominates.英国是个世俗主导的多元社会。