Parents of dead student enraged

Parents of dead student enraged

BANDUNG: The parents of Eri Rachman, a freshman from the State
Administration Institute (STPDN) who was allegedly tortured to
death by his seniors in March, are irate after learning that the
court has still not tried their son's case.

Atong Effendi, Eri's father, went to Bandung Legal Aid Body on
Tuesday asking for help. "The dossier were submitted to the
district court on March 11, the trial has yet to open...There are
already 24 witnesses, including me, Eri's friends, institute
officials and a doctor".

Atong said local prosecutors told him that they were still
trying to find two eye witnesses who saw Eri being beaten up by
his seniors.

Eri was allegedly attacked by seven of his seniors for
arriving late to the institute in Jatinangor, some 10 kilometers
east of Bandung.

Atong said that he had filed a letter to President Abdurrahman
Wahid about the matter on April 19. "I sent another letter on
June 21, but I got no response."(25/sur)