Death sentences demanded for bombing suspects<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A prosecutor demanded on Wednesday the death
\nsentence for two former army officers for their suspected
\ninvolvement in last year's bombing of the Jakarta Stock Exchange
\n(JSX) building.<\/p>\n
Prosecutor Soejitno presented the sentence request during the
\ntrial of Irwan, 30, an ex-chief sergeant of the Army's Special
\nForce (Kopassus) and Ibrahim Hasan, 31, an ex- second corporal of
\nthe Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad), in South Jakarta
\nDistrict Court.<\/p>\n
He told the joint tribunal involving civilian and military
\njudges that Irwan was facing a possible death sentence for
\nassembling, delivering and planting the bomb at the JSX building.<\/p>\n
Irwan, along with another defendant in the case, Nuryadin,
\nattempted an escape from Cipinang Penitentiary in East Jakarta on
\nJuly 28. Nuryadin managed to escape, but Irwan was rearrested.<\/p>\n
Ibrahim escaped from jail last month and is still at large.<\/p>\n
Last week, another prosecutor demanded a life sentence for
\nNuryadin and a death sentence for the alleged mastermind of the
\nbombing, Tengku Ismuhadi, the owner of Krung Baro auto repair
\nshop in Ciganjur, South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Prosecutor Soejitno told the court, which was presided over by
\njudge Purwono, that both Irwan and Ibrahim had violated Article
\n1, paragraph 1 of Emergency Law No. 12\/1951 for the unlawful
\npossession and use of ammunitions or explosive material.<\/p>\n
The prosecutor said Ismuhadi had told Irwan that they had some
\n30 bars of the explosive RDX (cyclotrimethylene trinitramine),
\nbut Irwan asked for more explosives to make the bomb.<\/p>\n
Soejitno quoted Irwan as saying that to make a high explosive
\nbomb, it would be better to use 49 bars.<\/p>\n
The explosives were purchased by Ibrahim, who, along with the
\nother suspects, assembled the bomb and planted it at the
\ndesignated target, Soejitno said.<\/p>\n
He said Ibrahim bought the explosives from a place in the
\nCililitan area of East Jakarta and delivered them to Ismuhadi's
\nKrung Baro auto repair shop in the Ciganjur area of South
\nJakarta.<\/p>\n
Ten people were killed and 46 more were injured in the blast
\nat the JSX building on Sept. 13, 2000. The disaster also damaged
\n174 cars and some parts of the building.<\/p>\n
"The defendants' actions created public unrest, ruined
\nnational security and the economy, endangered people's lives, and
\nresulted in many fatalites and huge material losses," prosecutor
\nSoejitno said.<\/p>\n
He added that the defendants had made conflicting statements,
\ndenied the allegations and refused to apologize.<\/p>\n
After Wednesday's session of the trial, Irwan told reporters
\nthat it was up to the judges to decide whether they would impose
\na death sentence. However, he denied his involvement in the JSX
\nbombing.<\/p>\n
"I leave everything up to God," he remarked calmly.<\/p>\n
The trial will be adjourned until next Wednesday to hear the
\ndefense arguments.(04)<\/p>",
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