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Two parachutists die in Lido
BOGOR: One member of the Army's Special Force (Kopassus) and a civilian died on Sunday during parachute training in the area of Lido in Ciawi, Bogor.
The two fell to their deaths at Muara Jaya village in the hamlet of Cisaloka near Lido.
They were identified as Maj. Imam Sunowo, 35, and Erwin, a 39- year-old civilian.
Their bodies were taken to the Palang Merah Indonesian hospital for an autopsy.
It was unclear what caused the accident. --Antara
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Tempo trial to resume today
JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta District Court is scheduled to hear charges to be laid down by prosecutors on Monday against the defendant, Teddy Uban, in the case of the attack against Tempo magazine journalists.
The trial will be presided over by judge Sunaryo.
Sunaryo said Teddy had revoked his statement made in his case file where he admitted to throwing a wooden object at one of the journalists, Ahmad Taufik.
"I never touched or threw a wooden tissue box," the defendant was quoted as saying, adding that he did not know who pelted Taufik with the box.
However, Teddy did admit that the box was laying on the table in front of him inside the Tempo office on Jl. Proklamasi, Central Jakarta.
"The tissue box was quite heavy. So if I threw it, the effect would be different because the distance between me and Ahmad Taufik was around 1.5 meters," he added, in an apparent reference to the relatively minor injury incurred by Taufik.
Also in the case file, Teddy was accused of making offensive remarks against Taufik and other Tempo journalists. However, the defendant also denied those charges.
Teddy is on trial as he was the leader of a violent demonstration at the Tempo office on March 8, involving supporters of businessman Tomy Winata.
The attack was in protest against a Tempo's article that alleged that Tomy could have been partly responsible for the devastating fire at the Tanah Abang textile market. --Antara
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More Dekot members elected
JAKARTA: The City Council elected on Saturday 12 members of the subdistrict councils (Dekot) for East Jakarta and the new Kepulauan Seribu regency in a plenary session.
East Jakarta now has 10 elected members of Dekot -- Ridar Handoko from Kebon Manggis subdistrict, M. Fauzi Sarmada from Bidaracina, Nurhadi Puwosaputro from Pondok Kelapa, Noor Azis Tonda from Pulogadung, Sulyo from Penggilingan, Andi Effendi Nur from Cililitan, Eka Agus Riyanti from Makassar, Zaini Zamin from Ciracas, Suyudi from Kalisari and Salam Loganta Manik from Lubang Buaya.
The two other members elected on Saturday to represent Kepulauan Seribu were Ishak Syah and Mukti Ali.
Earlier on Thursday and Friday, the City Council elected Dekot members for the municipalities of West Jakarta, South Jakarta, North Jakarta and Central Jakarta.
City Council speaker Agung Imam Sumanto said on Sunday it would be no problem if those elected members of Dekot were representatives of political groupings as long as they were not directly nominated by their parties. --Antara