Suspended sentence sought for student

Suspended sentence sought for student

JAKARTA: Prosecutors demanded on Wednesday that Sahala Tua
Napitupuluari, 20, be given a six-month suspended sentence for
throwing stones at participants of a political party rally last
March.

Prosecutor Trimo told the East Jakarta District Court that the
student at Mpu Tantular University should be placed on 10 months'
probation so as not to disrupt his studies. "The defendant is
young ... his emotions are not yet stable."

In a previous session on Sept. 6, witnesses testified that
they were passing in front of Mpu Tantular University on Jl.
Ahmad Yani in a motorcycle convoy on March 30, when students
began hurling stones at them. Two people taking part in the rally
were injured in the attack.

The police arrested Napitupuluari, who was said to have
instigated the stone throwing.

Presiding judge Anwar Byrin adjourned the trial until Oct. 6,
at which time the court will hear from the defense. -- JP