Trial for Atrium bomb suspects started

JAKARTA: Two suspects in last year's bombing of the Graha Atrium Senen in Central Jakarta, stood in separate trials on Wednesday at the Central Jakarta District Court.

The Malaysian defendant, Taufik bin Abdullah Hakim alias Dani, 26, and Indonesian Edi Setiono alias Abas, 40, were charged with illegal possession of explosives, according to three-page indictments read out by prosecutors Walinga M. Amrullah and Ichwanul Saragih.

According to the Emergency Law No. 12 1951, both Dani and Abas face the death penalty.

The bomb, which went off on Aug. 1, injured six people, including Dani, who lost his right leg in the blast.

During testimony, Abas claimed that the two were part of Jihad group also responsible for the bombing on Christmas in December 2000 that claimed 19 lives. -- JP