Bali bomb trial to be held in Denpasar: Pastika<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta\/Denpasar<\/p>\n
While the investigation into the Bali bombings is not expected to
\nbe completed any time soon, the provincial police are already
\npreparing themselves for the trial of the perpetrators.<\/p>\n
Head of the joint investigative team into the bomb attacks
\nInsp. Gen. I Made Mangku Pastika said on Friday that the trial
\nwould take place on the world-famous resort island.<\/p>\n
\"All those who are involved in the Bali bombing will be tried
\nin Bali,\" Pastika told a media conference in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
He played down the possibility of reprisals from Balinese
\nseeking revenge for the blasts, which killed over 190 people and
\ninjured hundreds of others.<\/p>\n
\"Don't worry. The Balinese are a peace-loving people. If the
\ntrial goes ahead in Bali, public order and security will be
\nmaintained,\" said Pastika, himself a native of Bali.<\/p>\n
The terrorist attack not only claimed many lives, but has
\nbrought about other serious consequences for the Balinese,
\nincluding mass unemployment as a result of the virtual collapse
\nof the tourist industry.<\/p>\n
Pastika was commenting on a rally staged by some 100 local
\nnon-governmental organization activists, who marched on Thursday
\nthrough the Bali provincial capital of Denpasar to demand that
\nthe trial of the bomb suspects be held on the island.<\/p>\n
They threatened to create trouble should the alleged
\nperpetrators of the carnage be tried outside the province.<\/p>\n
The participants in the rally comprised the People's
\nRepresentative Council (DPM) and several other local non-
\ngovernmental and other organizations, including the Laskar Trisna
\nJaya militia and the Karangasem Youth group.<\/p>\n
\"We urge the authorities to hold the trials of the bombers in
\nBali as this is in line with Article 48 of the Criminal
\nProcedures Code,\" DPM secretary I Nyoman Widana told the
\nprovincial police chief, Insp. Gen. Budy Setyawan, during a
\nmeeting that lasted less than 30 minutes on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The protesters also marched to the Bali prosecutors' office
\nand the provincial legislative council to voice their demands.<\/p>\n
The DPM, a leading pressure group in Bali, is based in
\nKarangasem district and has thousands of members across the
\nprovince. The town, some 50 kilometers from Denpasar, is a
\nstronghold of Bali's traditional Hindus and is known for having
\nthe province's highest level of violence.<\/p>\n
In his reply, the Bali police chief said he would listen to
\nthe voice of the people and pledged to ensure that the trials of
\nthe bomb suspects would take place in the province.<\/p>\n
\"The Bali Police are prepared to guard the trials,\" Budy told
\njournalists after his meeting with the demonstrators.<\/p>",
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