JAKARTA, Indonesia – The alleged mastermind of a plot to bomb the Burma embassy in Indonesia led a group of Islamic extremists intent on avenging the "massacre" of Rohingya Muslims, a court heard Wednesday (November 13th), according to AFP.

Sigit Indrajid is the fourth person to go on trial over the plan to attack the mission in Jakarta in May and could face the death penalty if found guilty.

Prosecutor Heru Anggoro told the South Jakarta District Court that Indrajid gathered his accomplices in April to outline the plan.

"The actions of the accused and his group members could have resulted in casualties and sparked fear and trauma in the community."

The night before the planned attack, Indrajid and another man waited in central Jakarta near the embassy for their accomplices to arrive on motorbike with the bombs.

But police got there first, arresting the two men as they drove to the rendezvous, the prosecutor said.

After the arrests, Indrajid, who was radicalised after attending sermons by an extremist preacher at a central Jakarta mosque, fled to Sumatra.

He was arrested at a port in Jakarta on May 22nd as he attempted to return to the capital.