One of the heads of the Islamic terror network in Southeast Asia, Abu Bakar Bashir, will soon be released from prison, as Indonesia feeds the crocodile of radical Islam: Indonesian Militant Bashir Could Be Free in Weeks.

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia’s most prominent militant Muslim preacher, accused of being the spiritual head of the radical Jemaah Islamiah network, could walk out of jail within weeks after the Supreme Court halved his prison sentence.

The court said on Tuesday it had cut Abu Bakar Bashir’s time in jail for immigration and document forgery offences from three years to 18 months.

Security experts said the move sent the wrong signal about Jakarta’s desire to fight terror, adding that the release of Bashir in the near future would embolden his supporters at a sensitive time just before Indonesia’s elections this year.

Based on time served, the 65-year-old Bashir could be free in weeks. His lawyers predicted it would be in late March or early April, but court officials could not be reached to confirm reports that the date would be April 4.