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25 March 2009
CURRENT LEADER/ 7:59:00 PM Its current leader is Abu Bakar Ba'asyir who was convicted of involvement in the 2002 Bali Bombings. He was released in 2006 and later exonerated for his actions. Abu Rusdan had taken over the leadership of JI while Abu Bakar Ba'asyir is convicted involvement in the 2002 Bali Bombings until the year 2006. JI's membership is estimated at between 500 and several thousand members, according to Southeast Asia security issues specialist, Zachary Abuza. |
