Gus Dur set to give testimony in Jayapura court<\/p>\n
R.K. Nugroho
\nThe Jakarta Post
\nJayapura<\/p>\n
Former president Abdurrahman \"Gus Dur\" Wahid is scheduled to
\nappear at the Jayapura District Court on Oct. 22, 2001, to give
\ntestimony on behalf of several executives of the Papuan Council
\nPresidium (PDP) who have been charged with subversion.<\/p>\n
A team of lawyers who accompanied the defendants in the
\nsubversion case, said they had gained confirmation from the
\nformer president that the latter would testify in court.<\/p>\n
\"We have met with Gus Dur at his residence in Jakarta and he
\nhas confirmed his readiness to testify. Gus Dur will arrive in
\nthe city on Oct. 22 from Bangkok, where he is scheduled to
\ndeliver a speech during a seminar on international terrorism,\"
\nLatifah Anom Siregar, coordinator of the lawyers team, said upon
\narrival here from Jakarta over the weekend.<\/p>\n
Gus Dur is to give testimony in connection with his Rp 1
\nbillion contribution for the Dec. 1, 2000 Papuan People's
\nCongress in the city.<\/p>\n
Aside from Gus Dur, Bambang Wijoyanto, director of the
\nFoundation of Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI) and former
\nIrian Jaya deputy governor Djopari, will also appear as witnesses
\nin the court session. Bambang is to testify as an expert witness
\nwhile Djopari is to testify to the court in relation to his role
\nof granting permission for the congress to be held.<\/p>\n
Theys Hiu Eluay, PDP chairman, Thaha Al Hamid, PDP secretary-
\ngeneral, Don Al Flassy, chairman of the Independent Youth
\nOrganization, Rev. Herman Awom and John Mambor, a PDP member, are
\nfacing life imprisonment for their alleged involvement in the
\nmovement to incite the Papuan people to fight for the province's
\nindependence.<\/p>\n
The congress had sparked clashes between PDP supporters and
\nlocal riot police leaving scores of police personnel and
\ncivilians injured. At least six people were killed in a bloody
\nclash between proindependence Papuans and security personnel in
\nMerauke a day after the congress.<\/p>\n
The defendants appreciated Gus Dur's willingness to provide
\ntestimony to the court.<\/p>\n
\"For the Papuan people, Gus Dur is not only a statesman but
\nalso an intellectual who has a special place in the hearts of the
\nPapuan people,\" Thaha Al Hamid, PDI secretary-general, said.<\/p>",
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