General skips another court hearing<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Citing state duties in Aceh, defendant Maj. Gen. Adam
\nDamiri skipped his third straight hearing at the ad hoc human
\nrights court on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Adam's defense lawyers presented to the judges a letter signed
\nby Indonesia Military Chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto, saying Adam
\nhad been assigned to visit the province to monitor the
\npreparation for the military operation there.<\/p>\n
On Monday, Adam was seen accompanying Endriartono during a
\nhearing with the House of Representatives in South Jakarta, which
\nended in the afternoon.<\/p>\n
The panel of five judges, presided over by Marni Emmy Mustafa,
\ndecided to postpone until May 22 the hearing which was supposed
\nto hear prosecutor's sentence demand for the defendant.<\/p>\n
Adam skipped his hearing twice last month, with his lawyers
\nsaying he was in Aceh and East Java respectively. But an official
\nwith the TNI headquarters confirmed that Adam was not in either
\nof those cities when he failed to turn up for the trial.<\/p>\n
Adam, the highest-ranking officer to appear before the human
\nrights court as the former Udayana Military commander overseeing
\nBali, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara and East Timor, is
\ncharged with crimes against humanity as a result of the carnage
\nin East Timor in 1999. The offense carries a minimum penalty of
\n10 years in jail. -- JP<\/p>",
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