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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