Jobless man jailed for murder attempt<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): An unemployed Tangerang man was sentenced to
\nnine years in prison on Monday for a murder attempt on National
\nAwakening Party (PKB) chairman Matori Abdul Djalil in March.<\/p>\n
The South Jakarta District Court found Achmad Tazul Arifin,
\n34, guilty on two counts: a premeditated murder attempt and
\nillegal possession of firearms.<\/p>\n
The sentence for Tazul, alias Sabar, of Jatiuwung in Tangerang
\nwas three years lighter than had been requested by the government
\nprosecutors, led by Abdul Kamar Badrun.<\/p>\n
Among the mitigating circumstances cited by presiding judge
\nMuhamad Munawir were Tazul's expression of remorse in court and
\nhis apology to Matori, who was also present in court.<\/p>\n
Matori in his testimony to the court accepted the apology.<\/p>\n
Tazul is the only person to be tried in connection with the
\nattempt on Matori's life on the morning of March 5 while the
\nlatter was on the front porch of his residence.<\/p>\n
Matori suffered head injuries from the axe that was used in
\nthe attack which was carried out by two men, Tazul and Tarmo.<\/p>\n
Tarmo was killed by a mob as the two men attempted to flee
\nfrom the scene.<\/p>\n
Police subsequently confiscated an FN rifle and a homemade
\nrevolver from Tazul's home in Tangerang.<\/p>\n
Two other suspects in the case, whom the police believed to be
\nthe masterminds, were identified as Zulfikar and Assadullah.<\/p>\n
Both men are still at large.<\/p>\n
Tazul, a father of four children, told The Jakarta Post after
\nthe verdict that he planned to appeal against the court decision.<\/p>\n
\"I object. I didn't know anything. I never meant to harm
\nanyone, let alone murder Matori,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Police sources have identified Tazul as a member of a radical
\nyouth organization, Angkatan Mujahiddin Islam Nusantara (AMIN),
\nthen based in the Caringin Maseng subdistrict of Cijeruk, Bogor.<\/p>\n
The organization had allegedly provided military-style
\ntraining for its members and organized robberies at several big
\nbanks and on toll roads in Greater Jakarta to raise funds for its
\nactivities and to purchase ammunition. (ylt\/01)<\/p>",
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