Bojong suspects may get 6 months in jail

Bojong suspects may get 6 months in jail

BOGOR: Prosecutors have demanded sentences of between four and
six months in prison for 15 residents accused of destroying
property belonging to PT Wira Guna Sejahtera, operator of the
Bojong waste treatment plant, in a violent protest against the
dump last Nov. 22.

Prosecutor Hendra told the hearing on Monday at Cibinong
District Court that their was strong evidence and witnesses
against accused Nenin Onan and seven others who were charged with
burning eight cars and two motorcycles during the protest.

If found guilty, the eight face up to six months in jail for
the crime. "They have inflicted losses of Rp 8 billion
(US$860,000) upon PT Wira Guna Sejahtera."

In a separate hearing for the cases of Galuh Rasimin and six
other residents, the prosecutors also demanded six months in
prison for six accused, and four months in prison for Rohim
Suminta, who is a high school student.

During the November disturbance police shot at hundreds of
protesting residents and injured at least six people. The
trigger-happy police have since been given "administrative
sanctions".

Eighteen people have been brought to trial for allegedly
provoking the destruction of the dump.

"I'm disappointed with the prosecutor's demand, because almost
all of the witnesses told the court that they didn't see the
accused at the site during the clashes ... they were still at
their work places at that time. They have withdrawn their earlier
statements to the police that they said were made under physical
duress," lawyer Leonard Sitompul said after the trial. -- JP