JAKARTA: An Indonesian court indicted radical Islamic cleric Aman Abdurrahman on Thursday over allegations he masterminded from his jail cell a series of attacks in the Muslim-majority nation, including a deadly 2016 gun and suicide bomb assault in Jakarta. Abdurrahman arrived in a Jakarta courtroom under police escort and at least a dozen heavily armed officers stood guard outside as prosecutors read out allegations against him. According to the indictment document, he was on trial for “planning and/or mobilizing others to carry out terrorist acts … to create an atmosphere of terror among the public”. Prosecutor Anita Dewayani told the court Abdurrahman had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State militant group in 2014 and then urged others to undertake a series of attacks. She cited one alleged plot for a “Paris-style attack” targeting foreigners, particularly French and Russian citizens. Published in Daily Times, February 16th 2018.