FPI leader can't stomach prison food

FPI leader can't stomach prison food

JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta District Court adjourned a court
session to hear the prosecutors' sentence request against the
absent Islam Defenders Front (FPI) chairman Habib Rizieq Shihab,
as he was suffering from symptoms of food poisoning.

"We ask the court to take the defendant out of prison so he
can be hospitalized," prosecutor Hasan Basrie made his appeal to
the panel of judges on Tuesday.

The prosecutors also asked for the court's approval to exclude
the duration of the treatment from the detention period.

Presiding Judge Herry Swantoro gave the approval and adjourned
the hearing until next week.

Held at Salemba Prison in Central Jakarta since April 20,
Rizieq had always appeared at court for his trial, which started
in early May.

He is being tried for allegedly insulting authorities and
instigating a string of attacks on entertainment spots in the
city in the past few years, as well as resisting arrest and
breaching Articles 154 and 160 of the Criminal Code.

If found guilty, Rizieq could face a maximum seven-year jail
term. -- JP

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City warns Candra Naya owner, operator

JAKARTA: The city administration's culture and museums agency
warned both the owner and operator of the Candra Naya mansion on
Jl. Gajah Mada, West Jakarta, for destroying some parts of the
three-centuries-old building.

Agency head Nurhadi Sastrapraja said on Tuesday that the owner
and operator of the building had been ignoring their obligations
to protect the site.

In an official notice dated June 30, the agency called on the
building's owner, Modern Group, and operator PT Bumi Perkasa
Permai to immediately restore, develop and protect the oldest
Chinese mansion in the city.

According to Law No.5/1992, backed up by a bylaw and a number
of gubernatorial decrees, such negligence is categorized as a
crime.

Governor Sutiyoso rejected on Monday a proposal to relocate
Candra Naya to the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) cultural
park in East Jakarta. -- JP

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Fatahillah Museum holds fun bike and night tour

JAKARTA: The Jakarta History Museum, better known as
Fatahillah Museum, will host a bicycle tour around the historical
area of Batavia on July 13 and an evening tour of the museum on
July 27.

Head of the museum Tinia Budiarti told a press conference on
Tuesday that the Tour de Kasteel Batavia Fun Bike will start from
Fatahillah Square, West Jakarta, at 6:30 a.m. and will also
finish at the square.

During the nearly six-hour tour, participants will visit
several historical sites near the square, including four museums.

The registration fees for the bicycle tour are Rp 10,000 for
general participants and Rp 5,000 for students. A total of Rp
3.25 million in prize money will be at stake.

The evening tour offers a different approach in visiting the
museum. A group of 50 visitors will be guided by a prominent
historian, who will tell the dark tale of the nearly 300-year-old
building that houses the museum and the legend surrounding it.

The registration fee for the night tour is Rp 50,000.

For more information and registration, please contact the
museum by telephone on 692 9101 or Inanti at 848 4544, or e-mail
office@acpcomm.com. Registration will be closed on July 12. -- JP