Suspected militants attend their sentencing hearing at East Jakarta District Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, June 7, 2017. The men who Indonesian police accused of plotting to fire a rocket at downtown Singapore from a nearby island have been sentenced to prison ranging from three to four years for harboring other extremists. (Achmad Ibrahim/Associated Press)JAKARTA, Indonesia — Six Islamic militants accused by Indonesian police of plotting to fire a rocket at downtown Singapore from a nearby island were sentenced to prison on Wednesday on charges of harboring and training extremists. Judge Tarigan Mudalimbong said there wasn’t enough evidence to prove the rocket plot. The group’s leader, 32-year-old Gigih Rahmad Dewa, was sentenced to four years in prison and the other men were each sentenced to three years.

Source: Washington Post June 07, 2017 10:17 UTC