Death sentence sought for Lilis

Death sentence sought for Lilis

BOGOR: A prosecutor asked the Cibinong District Court on
Wednesday to sentence to death Benged Siahaan alias Lilis, a
transvestite who killed and mutilated his lover Abdul Kadir in
the Bogor regency of West Java last June.

At the same trial, which was presided over by Judge Marsudin
Nainggolan, the prosecutor also demanded a life sentence for Hero
Lamia, who helped Lilis in the premeditated killing.

Lilis killed Abdul Kadir, his lover, out of jealousy and also
took Kadir's valuables.

Isrofi, the prosecutor, charged that Lilis and Lamia violated
Articles 340 and 338 of the Criminal Code, which carry a maximum
sentence of the death penalty.

Upon hearing the prosecutor's demand, Lilis shouted
hysterically: "That's because of you. Now I no longer trust human
beings. I can only trust animals."

The other suspects, Nursumiyati binti Prawirosumito and Surip
alias Jumari bin Rasdan, were both sentenced to four years in
prison.

Ropaun Rambe, the lawyer of the four suspects, told The
Jakarta Post that he agreed with the sentence demanded by the
prosecutor. "But why only Lilis. Both Lilis and Hero Lamia should
be sentenced to death," he said.--JP

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'PPMK fund should be reviewed'
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'PPMK fund should be reviewed'

JAKARTA: The city administration has been told to evaluate the
effectiveness of the Subdistrict Community Empowerment Program
(PPMK) and to delay the disbursement of this year's funding for
the program pending the results of the evaluation.

The chairman of City Council's Commission E for welfare,
Nazamuddin, said on Wednesday the discovery of irregularities in
the distribution of the money for the program in numerous
subdistricts showed there were problems with PPMK.

The city plans to disburse some Rp 130 billion in 267
subdistricts as part of this year's program.

Started several years ago, the program involves the
administration disbursing money to empower people at the
subdistrict level to open and develop small businesses.

However, there have been numerous reports of irregularities in
the distribution of the money by the Subdistrict Representatives
(Dekel).

The police recently detained the Dekel chairman of Serdang
subdistrict, Central Jakarta, Agus Sugito, who was accused of
misusing Rp 700 million of the PPMK's money.--JP

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Kalijodo residents forcibly evicted
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Kalijodo residents forcibly evicted

JAKARTA: The West Jakarta municipality forcibly evicted illegal
squatters along the riverbanks of Kalijodo in West Jakarta on
Wednesday.

The eviction, which was conducted by the municipal public
order sub-agency and the Penjaringan Police office, was marred by
a clash between public order officials and police officers on one
side, and the squatters on the other, who protested the action.

Penjaringan Police head Comr. Krishna Murti said that the
clash was easily put down by the officers, who used tear gas.

He clarified, as quoted by Detik.com, that those who protested
the eviction were not the squatters, but hoodlums in the area who
benefited from the bars there. No one was arrested during the
incident.

Most houses in the area were made of plywood and were easily
destroyed, but those which were made from cement were bulldozed.
About 500 officers were deployed for the operation.

The West Jakarta municipality had promised before that the
people would be resettled to an apartment in Cengkareng. -- JP