Court summons Megawati<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri has been ordered to
\nattend court to testify against a newspaper prosecutors allege
\ninsulted her by, among other things, saying she was crueler than
\na notorious Javanese cannibal.<\/p>\n
It is the first time a sitting president has been ordered to
\ntestify in a court case.<\/p>\n
\"I expect prosecutors to present the victim witness to the
\nhearing next week,\" presiding Judge Zoeber Djajadi, sitting in
\nthe South Jakarta District Court, ordered during the trial of
\nSupratman, the managing editor of Jakarta-based daily Rakyat
\nMerdeka.<\/p>\n
The court rejected an application by defense lawyers to
\ndismiss the case.<\/p>\n
Chief prosecutor Arnold Angkouw charged Supratman with
\ninsulting the president and vice president, Criminal Code
\nviolations that carry a maximum penalty of 16 months in jail.<\/p>\n
He said the paper published four front page articles between
\nJanuary and February this year that defamed the President.<\/p>\n
The articles included Mulut Mega bau solar (Mega's mouth
\nsmells of diesel fuel), which was accompanied by a picture
\ndepicting a fat woman drinking diesel fuel and Mega lebih kejam
\ndari Sumanto (Mega is crueler than Sumanto), referring to a
\nnotorious eater of the dead on trial in Central Java.<\/p>\n
The daily is also being sued by Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung
\nfor defamation. -- JP<\/p>\n
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\nPolice send team to the Philipines
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Police send team to the Philipines<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Indonesian police have sent a team of investigators
\nto the Philippines following the arrest of four Indonesians
\ncarrying explosives in the southern Philippines last week.<\/p>\n
The team was assigned to look into possibilities the
\nIndonesians were related to regional terrorist group Jemaah
\nIslamiyah (JI).<\/p>\n
\"Philippines' authorities have yet to establish the connection
\nbetween these men with JI and our team is trying to verify the
\nlinks of these men to the organization,\" police spokesman Brig.
\nGen. Edward Aritonang said Tuesday, as quoted by detik.com.<\/p>\n
He said police would support the foreign ministry in ensuring
\nthe Indonesians were tried fairly and openly.<\/p>\n
The alleged terrorists, identified as Yustinos Barahama, Alan
\nPanggilawan, Mark Panggilawan and Charlito Panggilawan were
\narrested last week with a Filipino, carrying two-bags of
\nexplosives at a bus station in General Santos city.<\/p>\n
Two Indonesians are currently serving jail terms in the
\nPhilippines for carrying explosives and involvement with the
\nterrorist network.--JP.<\/p>\n
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\nSyafii mum about presidency
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Syafii mum about presidency<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Muhammadiyah chairman Syafii Maarif said the
\norganization will not extend support for any presidential
\ncandidate, including its own Amien Rais.<\/p>\n
Underlining that the Muslim-based organization would not
\ninvolve itself in politics, Syafii said Muhammdiyah would
\ndistance itself from all parties contesting next year's
\nelections.<\/p>\n
\"There is no intention to support certain candidates as we are
\nnot a political organization,\" Syafii said on Tuesday, as quoted
\nby detik.com.<\/p>\n
Amien Rais, the presidential candidate from the National
\nMandate Party (PAN), was Sjafii's predecessor.<\/p>\n
Syafii himself has been touted as a possible presidential
\ncandidate.<\/p>\n
The noted Muslim figure said that at the coming national
\nmeeting of Muhamamdiyah it would only reveal the criteria for
\npresidential candidates and would refrain from mentioning names.<\/p>\n
\"What we need is a leader who has a commitment to lead the
\ncountry from the crisis.\" -- JP<\/p>\n
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\nNGOs protest against mining companies
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NGOs protest against mining companies<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: A coalition of 11 non-governmental organizations
\n(NGOs) has rejected government plans to issue permits to 15
\nmining companies to operate in conservation areas, citing the
\nenvironmental damage caused.<\/p>\n
At a rally in front of the Ministry of Forestry on Tuesday,
\nthe coalition warned of an environmental catastrophe that would
\nfollow the mining activities.<\/p>\n
\"People will suffer from the hazardous waste because of these
\nprojects, and that is not in comparison with the profits gained
\nfrom these mines,\" Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi)
\ndirector Longgena Ginting said.<\/p>\n
The existing contracts for these mining companies to explore
\nnatural resources in several conservation areas caused major
\nproblems for the government in the past.<\/p>\n
However, after evaluations and approval from the House of
\nRepresentatives, the government decided to allow the 15 mining
\ncompanies to continue with the projects.--Antara<\/p>",
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