Indonesia's top clerical body mired in terror suspect scandal

Jemaah Islamiyah uses political party and charities as fundraising fronts

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Ahmad Zain An-Najah, left, and Farid Okbah was arrested by Indonesian National Police Counter Terrorism Unit Special Detachment 88 (Densus 88).  (Source photo by Farid Okbah's official Instagram account and AP)

AISYAH LLEWELLYN, Contributing writer

MEDAN, Indonesia -- The arrests of a senior member of Indonesia's top Islamic clerical body and the chairman of an Indonesian political party last week cast a new light on the most notorious terrorist group in Southeast Asia: Jemaah Islamiyah (JI).

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