JP\/3\/bali<\/p>\n
Busy Bali prosecutors may put two more away for 2002 terror<\/p>\n
Wahyoe Boediwardhana
\nThe Jakarta Post
\nDenpasar, Bali<\/p>\n
Prosecutors demanded life sentences on Monday for two men charged
\nwith helping assemble the deadly bomb that killed at least 202
\npeople last year in Bali.<\/p>\n
They said the defendants, Sarjiyo, alias Sawad and Suranto
\nAbdul Ghoni, alias Umar or Wayan, should be declared guilty of an
\n\"extraordinary crime against humanity\" on Oct. 12, 2002, which
\nkilled many innocent people and caused a massive economic
\ndownturn for Bali and the country.<\/p>\n
Prosecutor Putu Supartajaya said it was proven that Abdul
\nGhoni was involved in an August 2002 meeting in Surakarta,
\nCentral Java, to plan the devastating blast.<\/p>\n
The defendant was instructed to help assemble the bomb that
\nexploded at two nightclubs on Jl. Legian, Kuta, he added.<\/p>\n
Supartajaya said Abdul Ghoni played a role in packaging the
\nbomb into a filing cabinet and placing the cabinet in a van that
\nwas used by his accomplices to carry the explosives.<\/p>\n
The van bomb was later detonated outside the crowded Sari
\nClub, claiming the most lives. A smaller bomb went off seconds
\nearlier inside Paddy's Cafe.<\/p>\n
Abdul Ghoni's trial was adjourned until mid-January to hear a
\ndefense plea from his lawyers.<\/p>\n
In a separate trial on Monday, prosecutor Ida Ayu Putu
\nRatnasari also sought life imprisonment for Sarjiyo for his role
\nin assembling the powerful home-made bomb.<\/p>\n
Although Sarjiyo did not attend the August meeting in
\nSurakarta, he accepted the results of the talks, Ratnasari said.<\/p>\n
She added that convicted bomber Amrozi had asked Sarjiyo to go
\nto Bali along with Idris, another accomplice who is currently
\nstanding trial in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Sarjiyo later went to Denpasar, where he rented a house to
\nmake the bombs, she added.<\/p>\n
Presiding judge Arif Supratman adjourned Sarjiyo's trial until
\nJan. 8.<\/p>\n
Sarjiyo and Abdul Ghoni are among the four defendants being
\ntried at the Denpasar District Court. The two others are Heri
\nHafidin and Saad who also have been linked to the blasts.<\/p>\n
There have been 29 suspects arrested over the bombing
\nincident, many of whom have already been tried and sentenced to
\nbetween three years in prison and death. The three main suspects
\n-- Amrozi, Imam Samudra and Ali Gufron -- received death, and two
\nothers were given life sentences.<\/p>",
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