(UTV|COLOMBO) – A Polish tourist has been jailed for five years in Indonesia after being convicted of plotting with rebels in the east of the country.
Jakub Skrzypski, 39, was arrested in Papua province last August and accused of treason after allegedly making contacts with separatists there.
Papuan student Simon Magal who met Skrzypski and contacted him on Facebook was also jailed for four years.
Skrzypski has denied plotting against the state and insists he is a tourist.
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