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Indonesian court sentenced to death three Christian...

Indonesian court sentenced to death three Christian mob leaders for inciting clashes with Muslims in which hundreds died in the eastern island of Sulawesi

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Indonesian court sentenced to death three Christian mob leaders for inciting clashes with Muslims in which hundreds died in the eastern island of Sulawesi.The Palu district court found Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus Da Silva and Marinus Ruwu guilty of masterminding a massacre of Muslim villagers near the coastal town of Poso last year."The court punishes all three with the death penalty," said judge Soedarmo who had earlier barred thousands of angry Muslims from entering the court room.The three men are the first Indonesians sent to death row for their involvement in a communal clash since the downfall of disgraced former president Suharto in 1998.
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  • (Sources: Reuters, 05/04/2001)