Court rejects Bojong protest

Court rejects Bojong protest

BOGOR: The Cibinong District Court rejected on Monday claims
filed by residents of Bojong, Klapanunggal, challenging the
legality of detaining 19 villagers as suspects for a riot last
month.

Presiding judge Marsudin Nainggolan said the court found the
police's arrests were valid and rejected the request to release
the 19 villagers.

The villagers were arrested during a violent protest against a
trial of an incineration plant in the neighborhood. During the
protests, police fired live ammunition into the crowd wounding
six villagers, and later stormed residents' homes.

The villagers' lawyer, David Sitorus, said his clients did not
accept the court's ruling.

"The court blames the residents for the disturbance, while the
Police Disciplinary Committee has only issued administrative
sanctions against six elite officers who were found guilty of
violating the police code of conduct," he said. -- JP