Convicted bomber gets sent to jail

Convicted bomber gets sent to jail

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The Tanjungkarang District Court
sentenced Timor Deli on Tuesday to three years in jail for his
role in a bomb attack on a Bethany church last year.

Prosecutors had demanded 15 years imprisonment for the
40-year-old fisherman, who they accused of supplying bomb-making
materials for another defendant, Ramon Niode, who carried out the
bombing on the orders of Habib HS, a leading figure in a local
Muslim organization. Ramon and Habib are standing trial
separately.

The panel of judges said Timor was guilty of violating article
200 (1) of the 1951 emergency law and articles 55 and 56 of the
Criminal Code for illegal possession of explosives.

Through his lawyers, Timor said he was considering an appeal,
saying he had never known that the materials he supplied to Ramon
would be used to bomb the historic church on June 21, 2002.

Prosecutors said they needed time to respond to the verdict.

No fatalities were reported in the bomb attack, which damaged
the church's front door. Ramon said he became involved in the
bombing of the church, which is located on Jl. Adm. Malahayati,
as a precondition for a job offered by Habib with a Rp 2 million
monthly salary. -- Antara