(6 Jun 2011) SHOTLIST
1. Prosecutors and judges taking their seats before start of trial for Abu Bakar Bashir, Indonesian radical cleric
2. Judge Herri Swantoro (centre) sitting next to other judges
3. Swantoro announcing the opening of trial
4. Abu Bakar Bashir entering courtroom and taking seat at defendant chair
5. Mid of prosecutors
6. Bashir standing in front of judges
7. Bashir reading his defence plea, UPSOUND (Indonesian) "I reject this trial and all state laws as contrary to Islamic law. My attitude is correct and should not be blamed, because it is a requirement of faith in God and his messengers."
8. Various of Bashir supporters inside courtroom
9. Wide of courtroom
10. Defendant lawyer reading defence plea
11. Supporters inside court room
12. Head judge Swantoro closes the trial
13. Bashir walking to leave courtroom
14. Exterior of South Jakarta District Court
STORYLINE
An Indonesian radical cleric facing life in jail on "terrorism charges" has claimed he's innocent and rejected his trial as outside Islamic law in a final court appearance before judges announce a verdict.
Abu Bakar Bashir is accused of helping set up and fund a militant training camp in Aceh province last year for a group that planned attacks on foreigners and high-profile assassinations.
The 72-year-old told a Jakarta court on Monday that his case was fabricated and that witnesses had testified under pressure.
"I reject this trial and all state laws as contrary to Islamic law. My attitude is correct and should not be blamed, because it is a requirement of faith in God and his messengers," he said in court.
Prosecutors are seeking life in prison for Bashir, who co-founded the al-Qaida-linked network Jemaah Islamiyah.
Bashir defends the training as legal under Islamic law.
The verdict is expected June 16.
Indonesia, a secular nation of 237 (m) million with more Muslims than any other in the world, has made strides in fighting insurgency since the first and deadliest Jemaah Islamiyah-linked attack on Bali island.
More than 260 people died as a result of the attack, many of them Western tourists.
But the country still faces pockets of radicalised Islamists and a small, but increasingly vocal hard-line fringe has rattled nerves in recent months with violent attacks on minorities and police.

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