10 prosecutors for 'Gurita' case

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The provincial prosecutors' office has appointed 10 prosecutors to examine five suspects in the Gurita ferry disaster, which claimed 338 lives in January.

"Three out of the five dossiers examined still need revising, especially those concerning the suspects' responsibilities," the chief of the high prosecutors' office, Lukharni, was quoted by Antara as saying on Saturday.

The ferry sank while sailing from Malahayati/Krueng Raya near Banda Aceh to Sabang, the main town on Weh Island opposite Aceh.

Five people, identified as AK, 50, DB, 54, KD, 46, IH, 33 and AS, 37, have been named as suspects. (31)