Adam Damiri's trial adjourned

Adam Damiri's trial adjourned

JAKARTA: The human rights court adjourned on Tuesday the
teleconferencing of the trial of former Udayana Military Command
chief Maj. Gen. Adam Damiri, due to the unavailability of former
Dili Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo and another key witness.

Presiding judge Marni Emmy Mustafa said the teleconferencing
was delayed until key witnesses former Bishop Belo and Rafael
were ready to testify against the military officer before the
whole trial process ended.

Marni said the trial was adjourned until Dec. 24 so they could
hear other witnesses.

Prosecutor S. Hozie said former Bishop Belo couldn't testify
via teleconference as he was still visiting various districts in
East Timor, while Rafael dos Santos, another key witness, was
ill.

The delay is another disappointment after the state prosecutor
failed a day earlier to present former Bishop Belo, and only
heard the weak testimonies of two key witnesses against a
military officer.

Adam is charged of failing to prevent atrocities in East Timor
before, during and after the East Timor independence vote on Aug.
20, 1999. --JP