Indonesian Militants Jailed for Beheading Christian Schoolgirls

Three Muslim militants in Indonesia have been jailed on Wednesday for beheading three Christian schoolgirls in the troubled Central Sulawesi province in 2005.

Court judges have sentenced the main defendant, Hasanuddin, to 20 years and his accomplices, Lilik Purnomo and Irwanto Irano, to 14 years in prison for their parts in the attack in Poso which wrought international condemnation.

According to chief judge Binsar Siregar, Hasanuddin asked his accomplices to put the severed heads in plastic bags and place them outside the homes of Christians, reports Reuters. Hasanuddin denied claims that he was the mastermind of the attack.

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