Prosecutors seek 10 years for House building bombers<\/p>\n
Urip Hudiono, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Prosecutors sought on Wednesday a sentence of 10 years jail for
\ntwo Acehnese men on trial at the Central Jakarta District Court
\nfor bombing the House of Representatives compound here in July
\nlast year.<\/p>\n
The two defendants -- Aditiawarman alias Adi bin Warman and
\nFadli Hasan alias Ifat bin Hasan -- are accused of bombing the
\nNusantara IV building located in the House complex in Senayan,
\nCentral Jakarta.<\/p>\n
No one was hurt in the blast, which caused minor damage to the
\noutside of the building. The two men were arrested by the police
\na month later.<\/p>\n
Prosecutor Erry Satriana told a panel of judges headed by
\nJudge Putu Widnya that evidence collected by police was
\nsufficient to charge Aditiawarman with violating Article 6 of Law
\nNo. 15\/2003 on terrorism and article 55 of the Criminal Code, as
\none of the perpetrators of the bombing.<\/p>\n
Erry said Adiatiawarman had also violated Article 1 of Law No.
\n12\/1951 on the state of emergency, for illegally possessing
\nfirearms and explosives.<\/p>\n
The bomb had created fear and instability in the country and
\nhad caused damage to a symbol of democracy, he said.<\/p>\n
\"Therefore, we ask a sentence of 10 years jail, inclusive of
\nthe defendant's detention period,\" he told the court. \"We also
\nrequest the defendant remains under state detention.\"<\/p>\n
The maximum sentence for acts of terrorism according to the
\nnew law is the death penalty.<\/p>\n
Erry, however, asked the judges to take into consideration the
\nabsence of casualties in the blast. Adiatiawarman had been
\ncooperative since his arrest and had shown remorse for his acts,
\nErry said. This was his first offense.<\/p>\n
In a separate trial presided over by Judge Mulyani, Erry put
\nforth the same charges against Fadli and requested the court give
\nhim the same sentence.<\/p>\n
Erry said Fadli was acting on behalf of the Free Aceh Movement
\n-- the bomb being a protest against the implementation of martial
\nlaw in the province.<\/p>\n
The government, with approval from the House, declared martial
\nlaw in the province in May last year and extended it another six
\nmonths, in spite of public concern about human rights abuses by
\nthe Military.<\/p>\n
Both trials were adjourned until May 19 to allow the
\ndefendants to prepare their legal responses.<\/p>",
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