Judge adjouns students' trial

Judge adjouns students' trial

JAKARTA (JP): Judge Moegihardjo of the South Jakarta District Court yesterday adjourned until march 23 the trial of six of the 12 National University students accused of destroying campus property and assaulting members of the university's student regiment.

"The trial has been postponed because witnesses who were expected to appear in court have not come, and I adjourn the trial until March 23," the judge said.

The six defendants, who were scheduled to be tried yesterday, are Yahdi Djamhur, Reza Pahlevi, Darmawan Bahtiar, Rakai Aria Dipa Erlangga, Benedictus Satrio Widyanarto and Budi Murdiyanto.

They and the other six defendants -- all members of the Association of Nature Lovers (Himpala) -- who are accused of assaulting four members of the university's student regiment and of burning down the regiment's headquarters on Oct. 18 last year.

The alleged attack came after regiment members reportedly destroyed the association's secretariat on Oct. 14.

Meanwhile, at the Central Jakarta District Court today judge Tuaradja Siregar is scheduled to announce his verdict in the case of the son of the leader of a powerful youth organization who allegedly attacked and wounded the son of the Minister of Manpower, Abdul Latief. (mas)