The founder of the Mujahidin Council of Indonesia, Abubakar Ba'asyir has come under increasing scrutiny after suspected terrorists in Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines alleged that he played a key role in the underground Asian network. Last week at the religious school he heads in central Java, he spoke to TIME reporter Jason Tedjasukmana about the allegations.
TIME: What was discussed during your police interrogation last week in Jakarta?
Abubakar: Let me first say that it was not an interrogation. As the police said, it was a "clarification" about the allegations being made by the...