Indonesia leader to free radical cleric

By Niniek Karmini
Updated January 18 2019 - 10:26pm, first published 10:21pm
Radical Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir is set to be freed from jail.
Radical Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir is set to be freed from jail.

The ailing 80-year-old radical cleric who inspired the Bali bombers and other violent extremists in Indonesia will be released from prison, Indonesia's president says, slashing a 15-year sentence.