December 18, 2019 3:26 PM

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Indonesia increases jail term for Polish man

<span style="color: #222222;">In Indonesia, country's supreme court today increased the jail term for the Polish man Jakub Fabian Skrzypski convicted of treason over links to separatist guerrillas in restive Papua.<br />''<br />''The sentence has been raised to seven years' prison from five. The ruling overturned an earlier court decision that affirmed the five-year jail term, which was lighter than the 10 years originally demanded by prosecutors.<br />''  Jakub was arrested in August last year, accused of making contact with outlawed rebels in the country's easternmost territory and plotting to overthrow the Indonesia government.<br />''<br />''.The European Parliament has described Skrzypski as a political prisoner and called for his transfer back to Poland.<><></span><br />

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