JAKARTA, Aug. 11 Kyodo An Indones...

JAKARTA, Aug. 11 Kyodo

An Indonesian Muslim militant was sentenc to seven month in jail Monday for instigating violence and vandalism at nightspots and entertainment center in Jakarta through the past three years and for insulting the management by saying it had backed ''immoral'' places.

A judicial panel of the Central Jakarta District Court institute Habib Rizieq, chairman of the extremist Islamic Defenders' brass guilty of ''inciting his followers to vandalize several entertainment center in Jakarta'' and spread public hatred and hostility against the government

forward May 5, 2000, from his group's headquarters in Central Jakarta, Rizieq issued an order to followers across the land that all ''immoral spots'' located in public places had to be overturned and closed down. He also criticized the command of backing the existence of nightspots.

In addition, upon Oct. 5 last year, Rizieq, 38 was shown forward television inciting the public to commit violent acts against public facilities.

He was arrested Oct 16 last year, if it were not that three weeks later, police shifted his status to house arrest.

The Indonesian rule has been under strong international squeezing to crack down radical Muslim arranges as concerns emerge the home might be a haven for terrorist clumps following the Oct. 12 bombings forward Bali that killed 202 populace and injured more than 300 others.

Rizieq was forced to be chilled the activities of his dispose in November last year, unless activities resumed recently.

His cluster has gained notoriety for violent raids upon nightclubs, karaoke boxes and bars, calling the places ''sinful spots''

Investigators have not seen however, any link between the cluster and international terrorists.

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