Jakarta, Sept 2, SPA -- An Indonesian court on Thursdaysentenced a Muslim militant to 10 years in jail afterfinding him guilty of involvement in last year's J.W.Marriott hotel bombing in Jakarta. Masrizal bin Ali Umar, alias Tohir, was found guilty ofbuying the truck used in the Aug. 5, 2003, attack andtransporting 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of explosives. Buthe was acquitted on a separate charge of helping plan theattack. He is the 15th person convicted by Indonesian courts inthe attack that killed 12 people, including the suicidebomber. "The defendant has been proven guilty of committing aterrorist act, which has caused the loss of lives andproperty," said Judge Sri Mulyani. "But he has not beenproven to be involved in the planning because he was onlyfollowing orders."--SPA1405 Local Time 1105 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/197384
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