Suspect insists he's innocent

Suspect insists he's innocent

TANGERANG, West Java (JP): One of four defendants charged with
robbery said yesterday that the police forced him to sign an
admission of guilt.

"I had nothing to do with the robbery. The police must have
caught the wrong man. I had to admit to committing the crime and
sign statements because I could not stand being pressured by the
officers," Jamari, 35, said at the Tangerang District Court,
which was presided over by Judge Andy Hetty.

Prosecutor Samsudin accused Jamari, 35-year-old Dulkoni, 28-
year-old Wawan Kurniawan, Surya and two other accomplices, of
robbing the house of H. Nurjaya in Kemiri village, Tangerang, in
September of last year.

In his indictment Samsudin said the six men broke into the
house of Nurjaya early in the morning of Sept. 28, 1995.

After overpowering Nurjaya the suspects ransacked the house
before making off with Rp 7.5 million in cash and a land
certificate.

One was shot to death by the police for resisting arrest while
another is still at large.

The defendants were accompanied by their lawyer Herry Gunawan
at the trial, which was adjourned until next week. (28/bas)