Rioters face seven months

Rioters face seven months

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Government prosecutors are demanding
seven months imprisonment for three workers whom they accused of
taking part in the destructive April riots.

The prosecutors told the Medan District Court that the three
workers were seen pelting the PT Ganda Sari Utama factory where
they worked during a massive protest which escalated into a full
scale riot.

All three defendants had pleaded guilty and 10 people
testified against them during the trials, the Antara news agency
reported.

The hearing was adjourned to July 5.

More than 80 workers and labor leaders are currently on trial
in connection with the riot which left one businessman dead and
dozens of factories damaged. (17)