Twenty years sought for GAM leader

Twenty years sought for GAM leader

The prosecution requested on Thursday a 20-year sentence for a
Free Aceh Movement (GAM) separatist leader charged with masterminding
the bomb blasts last May at the Medan mayor's office and a gas pipeline
in Belawan, North Sumatra. No casualties were recorded in the blasts. The
prosecution told the Medan District Court that the defendant,
Manaf Abdi, alias Abu Hendon, 61, a resident of West Langsa,
North Aceh district, was most responsible for the bombings. The
trial has been adjourned for a week, when the defense plea will
be heard. -- JP

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Two more Papuans get 20 years for arsenal theft
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Two more Papuans get 20 years for arsenal theft

The Wamena District Court sentenced on Thursday two more
civilians to 20 years in prison each for their roles in breaking
into a military arsenal in Wamena last year and stealing rifles
and ammunition.

The two, among the seven defendants in the case, were
identified as Michael Haselo and Apot Nagolik.

They were the last two defendants to be sentenced in the case.
Two other defendants were also sentenced to 20 years in prison
each, while the remaining three were sentenced to life
imprisonment.

The arsenal theft occurred on April 4 last year. The
perpetrators, believed to be members of rebel Free Papua Movement
(OPM), made off with 27 rifles and thousands of bullets from the
arsenal, belonging to the Indonesian Military (TNI). -- JP