Controversial trial in Aceh delayed<\/p>\n
BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The trial of a massacre in West Aceh will
\nnot take place till the second week of March as Banda Aceh
\ndistrict court officials said on Monday they would need at least
\na week to sort out the paper work and study the case further.<\/p>\n
\"It's impossible for us to stage the trial this week as we
\nhave not received the documents and we will need time to study
\nthem,\" Banda Aceh court deputy chief Tabyuni said.<\/p>\n
Twenty civilian and military suspects are to stand trial for
\nalleged murder of Islamic boarding school teacher Tengku
\nBantaqiah, his first wife and dozens of students in Beutong, some
\n100 kilometers south of Lhokseumawe on July 23.<\/p>\n
Community leaders here have expressed fear of possible riots
\nduring the trial.<\/p>\n
\"We're afraid the session will spark violence as probably many
\npeople, including the military, will be unsatisfied with the
\nresults,\" said M. Amin Said, mayoralty council speaker in Banda
\nAceh.<\/p>\n
They called on extra security when the proceedings begin, to
\nmaintain the fragile peace in the provincial capital.(50\/51\/edt)<\/p>",
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