Our information is that he (Rusdan) was more militant and the hardliners of JI had turned to him for leadership.
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If abuses take place as preparations for the Games proceed, it won't be just the Chinese authorities who will look bad -- the IOC and the corporate sponsors will be complicit.
(But) to allow these men to return to society as if one of the worst massacres of the 20th century never took place -- that's unthinkable.
First of all, he's only one of thousands of political prisoners in China. Secondly, he was given the choice between continued imprisonment and exile in the United States. It's not as though he would be free to speak out in China.
The IOC didn't even try to get guarantees on human rights.
What happens in the next few weeks will be critical.
It's not clear whether he played any kind of operational role, but he's the glue that holds the association together.
Laskar Jundullah has also been accused of providing arms in Poso. It's a breakdown of law and order. And I think the fact that you've got a large unaccountable militia should be of concern not only to the Indonesian government but of deep concern to governments outside as well.
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