Marriott blast suspect on trial

JAKARTA: A man accused of abetting in the J.W. Marriott Hotel bombing last year went on trial on Wednesday at the South Jakarta District Court.

Rahmat Puji Prabowo, 29, is accused of providing shelter for Abu Bujana, one of the suspected perpetrators of the blast that killed 11 people in August last year. Bujana is still on the run.

Prosecutor Yono Salim said in the indictment that Rahmat was aware that Bujana was involved in the bombing, but failed to notify the police.

The defendant is being charged under the antiterror law and could face the death penalty if convicted. -- Antara