Judges overrule Oki, trial to proceed<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The team of judges trying Harnoko Dewantono,
\nalias Oki, the alleged killer of three people in Los Angeles,
\nU.S., overruled the rebuttal of the defendant's lawyers
\nyesterday and decided to proceed with the full trial.<\/p>\n
According to presiding judge IGK Sukarata, who gave his
\nintermediate decision in the Central Jakarta District Court, the
\ndefendant's rebuttal was overruled because it included irrelevant
\nmaterial.<\/p>\n
He agreed with the prosecutors' reply to the defendant's
\nrebuttal.<\/p>\n
He referred to Article 156(1) of the Criminal Code Procedure
\nabout the material that should be included in a rebuttal. The
\narticle says that a rebuttal only covers three things; the
\ncourt's jurisdiction to process a case, unacceptable indictments
\nand the cancellation of an indictment dossier.<\/p>\n
\"It is surely in the court's jurisdiction to process the case
\nbecause all Indonesians are subject to Indonesian Law, which
\nmeans all Indonesians who commit crimes anywhere in the world are
\nsubject to Indonesian law,\" he said, referring to Article 5(1) of
\nthe Criminal Code and Article 86 of the Criminal Code Procedure.<\/p>\n
Sukarata also said that the team of judges accepted the
\nprosecutors' indictment and will proceed to the next phase of the
\ntrial, on July 30 when the court will hear testimony from several
\nwitnesses.<\/p>\n
Oki, 32, is being tried for allegedly killing Indian Suresh
\nGobind Mirchandani on Aug. 19, 1991, a young Indonesian woman
\nGina Sutan Aswar on November 20, 1991, and Eri Tri Harto
\nDharmawan, his own brother, in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
The courtroom was packed yesterday and the proceedings were
\nbroadcast live by ANteve. (26)<\/p>",
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