Court delays Adam indictment<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The ad hoc human rights court decided Thursday on a
\ndelay, until May 6, the indictment of former Udayana Military
\ncommander Maj. Gen. Adam Damiri as the defendant failed to turn
\nup due to state duties.<\/p>\n
Prosecutor S. Hozie told the court that Adam was assigned by
\nthe Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto to
\nAceh from April 22 to April 30 to evaluate the ongoing peace
\nprocess ahead of the Joint Council meeting scheduled for Friday
\nin Geneva, Switzerland.<\/p>\n
A defense lawyer of the defendant, AB Setiawan, said however
\nhis client left for the restive province earlier on Thursday.<\/p>\n
This is the second time the court postponed the hearing, which
\nwas expected to hear prosecutors' demand of sentence for Adam,
\nwho is accused of human rights abuses in East Timor following a
\nUN-sponsored ballot in August 1999. The violation carries a
\nminimum jail sentence of 10 years under the Law No. 26\/2000.<\/p>\n
Despite admitting that he was ready to read a 100-page
\nindictment, prosecutor S. Hozie said that his team had not
\ndecided on the minimum sentence demanded for Adam. -- JP<\/p>",
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