Five rioters get 20 months<\/p>\n
MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Medan District Court on Wednesday
\nsentenced five men to 20 months imprisonment each for their roles
\nin the workers riot in Medan last April.<\/p>\n
The five are Sugiono (23 years old), Nobel Samosir (22),
\nArifin (21), Muliadi (24), and Usahanta Ginting (19).<\/p>\n
They were found guilty of vandalism causing material losses to
\nothers.<\/p>\n
The five men accepted the court's verdict and expressed regret
\nfor their actions, the Antara news agency reported.<\/p>\n
Sugiono, an employee of PT.Mostly and Nobel Samosir of
\nPD.Romas were found guilty of vandalizing the plant of PT
\nUniversal Medan on April 15.<\/p>\n
Muliadi, Arifin and Usahanta Ginting, all workers of PT Ganda
\nSeribu Utama, were found guilty of vandalizing the factory where
\nthey worked on April 17.<\/p>\n
More than 80 people, including workers and labor leaders, are
\ncurrently on trial for their alleged role in the workers'
\nprotests that turned into full scale riots for one week, in and
\naround Medan last April.<\/p>\n
One businessman died in the riot and dozens of plants were
\ndamaged. (emb)<\/p>",
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