A court in Indonesia has cleared the leader of a former Islamic militia of inciting violence between Muslims and Christians. ” I hope this is an attempt by the judge to uphold freedom of speech in defence of the state and its people ” Jafar Umar Thalib. The cleric, Jafar Umar Thalib, was accused of the offence while he led the Laskar Jihad militia on the religiously-divided Moluccan Islands. Full Story