Original sentence: Abu Bakar Bashir was found guilty of conspiracy and was sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment, but served less than 26 months of his sentence.Abu Bakar Bashir, though officially wanted in Singapore and Malaysia, held a news conference on 12 October to deny any involvement.Members of Jemaah Islamiyah, an Islamist group allegedly led by radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, were suspected of carrying out the attack, and in 2003, several individuals were sentenced to death for their roles in the attack:  Amrozi bin Haji Nurhasyim, Imam Samudra, and Mukhlas.The organisation immediately suspected of responsibility for the bombing was Jemaah Islamiyah, an Islamist group allegedly lead by radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir that has been linked in many news reports to the al-Qaeda network
Edited sentence: Abu Bakar Bashir, officially wanted in Singapore and Malaysia, held a news conference on 12 October to deny any involvement.Abu Bakar Bashir, the chief of Indonesian Mujahedeen Council was accused guilty of conspiracy and, following intense pressure by Australia, was sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment, but served less than 26 months of his sentence.Australia and USA government accused Abu Bakar Bashir, leader of Indonesian Mujahedeen Council of responsibility in this attack.In fact, during the bombing he was serving in prison, for immigration violation charge.Members of Jemaah Islamiyah were suspected of carrying out the attack, and in 2003, several individuals were sentenced to death for their roles in the attack:  Amrozi bin Haji Nurhasyim, Imam Samudra, and Mukhlas.The organisation immediately suspected of responsibility for the bombing was Jemaah Islamiyah, a radical Islamist group that has been linked in many news reports to the al-Qaeda network