Murder trial postponed

Murder trial postponed

JAKARTA (JP): Flood has canceled testimony from witnesses in a
trial of allegedly cold blooded murderers which has attracted
wide public attention.

The East Jakarta District Court was knee-deep in water
yesterday, paralyzing the court's administrative activities.

The trial was scheduled to hear witnesses' testimony on a
murder case of Rohadi's spouse and their three children last
October. The four were brutally murdered allegedly by their
neighbor's family in Bambu Apus, Bekasi.

"We are prepared to conduct the trial but it is being
postponed indefinitely until further notice," Azizul Hakim, a
prosecutor told The Jakarta Post yesterday.

Located on Jalan Ahmad Yani in Eastern Jakarta, in the Pulo
Mas sub-district, the road leading to the courthouse was flooded
as high as an adult's chest.

The court chief reportedly arrived at the court by 9 a.m. by
riding on a garbage cart.

Two trucks loaded with police personnel guarded the court
house.

"We've been here since seven o'clock," a police personnel
said. (14)