2007年VOA标准英语-Islamic Militants in Indonesia Jailed for Behea

By Nancy-Amelia Collins
Jakarta
21 March 2007

 

Judges sentenced Islamic militant² Hasanuddin to 20 years in prison for masterminding the grisly beheadings of the three teenage Christian³ schoolgirls three years ago, buying the machetes used to kill them, and leaving a handwritten note at the scene promising⁴ more killings⁵ to come.

During his trial, Hasanuddin admitted to planning the beheadings as revenge for the deaths of Muslims during sectarian violence that plagued the Poso region from 1999 to 2000.

More than 1,000 Christians⁶ and Muslims were killed during the fighting that ended with a peace accord in 2001. Since then sporadic⁷ violence has occurred.

Co-conspirators in the beheadings, Lilik Puromo and Irwanto Irano, were sentenced to 14 years in jail in a separate trial.

Last October, three Christian militants⁸ were executed for leading an attack on an Islamic boarding school in the Poso region during the sectarian violence in 2000. Many of their supporters claimed the men were innocent and their execution further raised tensions in the region.

Ken⁹ Conboy, a terrorism expert and author of several books on terrorism in Indonesia, says the jail terms for the three Muslim militants were unlikely to appease¹⁰ Christians in Poso who were hoping for the death penalty.

"I think they were looking for three for three," said Conboy. "They wanted three executions on the other side to balance the books."

He notes that it is unlikely Hasanuddin will serve his full sentence.

"You also have to realize when they say 20 years over here, 20 years doesn't necessarily mean 20 years. There's appeals and so forth¹¹ and sentences are cut," added Conboy. "I think it's going to be a hard-core segment that's not going to be very satisfied with that, especially given the crime that was committed. Even by Poso standards that was pretty grisly."

According to intelligence gathered by the Indonesian government, the International Crisis Group, and other terrorism experts, Hasanuddin was the head of the regional terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) for the Poso district.

JI, which has been blamed for a series of bombings in Indonesia during the past few years, has split into several factions¹², one of which operates out of Poso.

On Wednesday Indonesian police said they shot to death a JI militant and arrested several others in a raid on Java island.

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Alleged mastermind of the 2005 terror attack on Sulawesi island Hasanuddin, center, is escorted by police officers prior to his trial at a district court in Jakarta, 21 Mar 2007

An Indonesian court handed down a 20-year jail sentence to an Islamic militant convicted of plotting the 2005 beheadings of three Christian girls on Indonesia's volatile¹⁴ Sulawesi island. Two other militants involved in the crime were sentenced to 14 years. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has more.

1 mar   

vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟

参考例句：

• It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
• Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。

2 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

3 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

4 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

5 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

6 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

7 sporadic   

adj.偶尔发生的 [反]regular；分散的

参考例句：

• The sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.仍能听见零星的枪声。
• You know this better than I.I received only sporadic news about it.你们比我更清楚，而我听到的只是零星消息。

8 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

9 ken   

n.视野，知识领域

参考例句：

• Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
• Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.

10 appease   

v.安抚，缓和，平息，满足

参考例句：

• He tried to appease the crying child by giving him candy.他试图给那个啼哭的孩子糖果使他不哭。
• The government tried to appease discontented workers.政府试图安抚不满的工人们。

11 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

12 factions   

组织中的小派别，派系( faction的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
• rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别

13 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

14 volatile   

adj.反复无常的，挥发性的，稍纵即逝的，脾气火爆的；n.挥发性物质

参考例句：

• With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定，投资冒着很大的风险。
• His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱，喜怒无常。