So we want an Islamic state where Islamic law is not just in the books but enforced, and enforced with determination. There is no space and no room for democratic consultation. The Shariah is set and fixed, so why do we need to discuss it anymore? Just implement it!

Abu Bakar Bashir (also Abubakar Ba'asyir Abdus Somad and Ustad Abu ("Teacher Abu") born 17 August 1938 is an Indonesian Muslim cleric and leader of the Indonesian Mujahedeen Council (MMI). Intelligence agencies and the United Nations claim he is the spiritual head of Jemaah Islamiyah (also known as JI) and has links with Al-Qaeda. On 27 July 2008 he split from JI and started his own terrorist organization called Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid.