Release of terror suspects delayed<\/p>\n
Irvan NR, Palu<\/p>\n
The Central Sulawesi Prosecutor's Office has postponed the
\nplanned release of three people acquitted by a provincial high
\ncourt of terrorism charges. However, the reason behind the
\npostponement is still unclear.<\/p>\n
Officials at Maesa Penitentiary in Palu, the capital of
\nCentral Sulawesi, refused to talk to journalists on the planned
\nrelease, which was supposed to occur late on Monday.<\/p>\n
\"The chief of the penitentiary is not at the office,\" an
\nofficial said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The three people in question were Firmansyah, Aang Hasanuddin
\nand Fajri, who were sentenced by Palu district court on terrorism
\ncharges, but were then acquitted by the Central Sulawesi High
\nCourt.<\/p>\n
The three were put on trial for hiding Achmad Roichan, a
\ndefendant in the Bali bombing in 2002.<\/p>\n
Following its defeat in the High Court, the Palu Prosecutor's
\nOffice is seeking to appeal to the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n
According to legal convention established by the Supreme
\nCourt, the three are permitted to walk free while the Supreme
\nCourt deliberates the appeal filed by the Palu Prosecutor's
\nOffice.<\/p>\n
Nizam Kaleb, who is a friend of Firmansyah and was sentenced
\nto five years imprisonment on terrorism charges, said that he had
\nheard rumors that the three would be released immediately,
\nfollowing the verdict by the high court.<\/p>\n
He said that they were supposed to be released late on Monday,
\nbut as of Monday night were still held at the penitentiary.<\/p>\n
\"They have met the chief of Maesa penitentiary and said their
\nfarewells, but I don't understand why they have not left the
\npenitentiary yet,\" said Nizam there.<\/p>\n
He alleged that a visit by the chief of the Palu Prosecutor's
\nOffice on Monday morning to the penitentiary must have had
\nsomething to do with the postponement.<\/p>\n
Asludin Hatjani, the lawyer of the three people, said that he
\nwould ask immediately the Palu and Central Sulawesi prosecutor's
\noffices why they had postponed the planned release of the three.<\/p>",
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