Indictments in Acan case valid

Indictments in Acan case valid

JAKARTA (JP): The Bekasi District Court cleared the way for
prosecutors in the Acan gang rape and robbery case yesterday,
when the court rejected the objections of the defense.

Presiding judge Pieter Poerba said the indictments brought
against the defendants are valid and in accordance with criminal
law.

Judge Poerba went on to say that there were no grounds for the
defense's objections, which claimed that the indictments refer to
inappropriate paragraphs of the criminal code and contain
incorrect names and birth dates.

These are only technical matters, most of which have been
corrected, said Judge Poerba, who heard the defense's objections
yesterday morning.

Eleven men have been accused of involvement in the case of
Acan, whose wife and two teenage daughters were raped and robbed
last July in a small village in Bekasi, 30 km southeast of here.

Fifteen lawyers are currently defending the 11 men in three
separate trials. Yesterday's trial was adjourned until next
Thursday, when prosecutors will present their witnesses.(03)