Jafar was arrested on May 4 , 2002 in Surabaya as he was en route from Ambon . On October 2002 , Laskar Jihad was officially disbanded by the staff and board of supervisors of FKAWJ after a marathon meeting from October 3 to October 7 , 2002 . Jafar Umar Thalib disagreed with the board 's decision as he was still in litigation with the East Jakarta District court where he was indicted for acts of treason , inciting , and insulting Indonesian President at that time , Megawati Sukarnoputri . Jafar obliged to announce the dissolution of Laskar Jihad when reporters asked for confirmation moments after the first Bali bombing on October 16 , 2002 . However , Jafar apparently still tried to gather troops to perform demonstrations so that he could press the District Court to ease his sentence . However it turned out with the dissolution of the Laskar Jihad , he was ultimately acquitted . According to the judge panel , there was no proof that Jafar had insulted or defamed Megawati Sukarnoputri , inciting the masses , and for his call for hostility in his speeches at '' al-Fatah Mosque '' in Ambon , 26 April 2002 . Later he was freed from all charges on January 30 , 2003
the first Bali bombing
2002 Bali bombings
Jafar Umar Thalib