JI orders theft for funding: Ex-member
Despite the arrests of many of its members, Jamaah Islamiyah is still operating in Indonesia with its followers ordered to carry out armed robberies to raise funds, a former member said Wednesday. Nasir Abbas, who once led a “territorial command” cell of the terror group blamed for a series of bomb attacks in Indonesia, said JI’s doctrine allowed its followers to rob “infidels” in the name of God. Full Story