Gufron no-show at Rusydan's trial<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Prosecutors, again, failed to present a key witness
\nin Monday's hearing of the trial of Abu Rusydan at the South
\nJakarta District Court without a clear reason.<\/p>\n
Prosecutor Hendra Ruhendra claimed that Mukhlas, alias Ali
\nGufron, who has been sentenced to death for his role in the Bali
\nbombing last year, could not appear because he was processing his
\nappeal with the Supreme Court. He proceeded by reading out the
\ndossier on Gufron.<\/p>\n
The police confirmed on Sunday that Gufron was in Jakarta to
\ntake the stand as a witness for the defendant, who is charged
\nwith withholding evidence on terrorist activities.<\/p>\n
Rusydan complained about Gufron's absence, saying: \"I hope
\nthat Ali Gufron can testify because his presence as a key witness
\nis very important in determining my future and that of my family
\nand the people who need me.\"<\/p>\n
The defense lawyer, Achmad Michdan, objected to the dossier
\nand said the prosecutors must not be serious in the trial as they
\nhad failed to present Gufron before the court.<\/p>\n
Rusydan's last meeting with Gufron was in Tawang Mangu,
\nSurakarta, Central Java, in October 2002, five days after the
\nBali bombings on Oct. 12, according to the dossier.<\/p>\n
Law expert Loebby Loeqman, who took the stand as an expert
\nwitness, said someone could be charged with concealing
\ninformation on a suspect's whereabouts only if the suspect was
\nalready on the police's wanted list.<\/p>\n
Presiding judge Mahmoud Rahimi adjourned the hearing until
\nDec. 29, when two alleged JI members will testify. -- JP<\/p>",
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