More bomb suspects to face trial

More bomb suspects to face trial

DENPASAR, Bali: The Denpasar District Court began its
preparations on Tuesday for the trial of the remaining four
suspects in the Bali bombings after receiving their case files
from the provincial prosecutor's office.

District Court President I Nengah Sarwa said the schedules for
the trials of Suranto Abdul Ghoni alias Umar alias Wayan, Sarjio
alias Syawad, Achmad Roichan alias Saad, and Hafidin alias Heri
would be arranged as soon as possible.

The court has appointed 16 senior judges to hear the cases,
Sarwa said.

Abdul Ghoni and Sarjio are charged with conspiracy to commit
terrorist acts, which carries the death sentence, while Roichan
and Hafidin are charged with harboring and/or providing succor to
wanted terrorist suspects, which is punishable by a maximum of 20
years in prison.

The court completed the first batch of trials involving 29
defendants on Monday, with three of them receiving the death
penalty and the rest receiving prison terms ranging from three
years to life. -- JP