Court delays man's execution

Court delays man's execution

SEMARANG, Central Java: The Central Java High Prosecutors
Office decided to postpone the execution of Toegiman, 43, after
he filed a petition for a review of his case.

Toegiman, on death row following his conviction for the murder
of Utomo Kasidi and his family members, had appealed for clemency
but was denied.

Head of the prosecutors office Harry Moerdjono told the Antara
news agency yesterday that, legally, Toegiman's petition for a
review, filed last Friday, will not necessarily affect the
execution schedule.

"However, as this concerns the life of a human being, there's
a special policy could delay the execution," Moerdjono said.

Toegiman's case will be reviewed by the Surakarta district
court next week, and the prosecutors appointed to the case are
Haryono and Soetarto.

Both men were also prosecutors during the trial of Toegiman
and Karta Tjahjadi, his accomplice in the murder who was executed
in 1990. (swe)