Trial of Bali bombings next week

Trial of Bali bombings next week

DENPASAR, Bali: The much-awaited trial of the Bali bombings
will start on Monday next week, with the hearing of key defendant
Amrozi.

Head of the Denpasar Public Court I Made Karna announced here
on Monday that 41-year-old Amrozi, a native of Tenggulun village
in the East Java's regency of Lamongan, would be charged with
playing a vital logistical role in the terrorist attack that
killed 202 victims, mostly foreigners, in October 2002.

Karna said the senior court officials were selecting five
judges for the trial, with the result to be announced on
Thursday.

The district court has prepared five courtrooms at the Nari
Graha convention hall in Renon area, for the trial, in
anticipation of a large turn-out of people. Karna said he was
seeking permission to use the 5,000-seat Ngurah Rai Sport Hall
for the trial.

Police has named 33 suspects in the case, 15 of them will
appear in the trial. -- JP

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Inten leads center for drug addicts
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Inten leads center for drug addicts

JAKARTA: Former minister of social affairs Inten Suweno has
been elected chairperson of the Therapeutic Communities of
Indonesia (TCI), an association of residential treatment centers
for drug addicts.

In her post-election statement, Inten warned of the rapid
increase in the number of drug abusers in the country and the
fact that Indonesia had become an exporter of illegal drugs.

Other members of the Board include Al Bachri Husin as the
secretary-general, Nuryani Yahya as the head of national and
foreign affairs, E. Holiluddin as the head of organization and
membership, Faisal N. Afdhal as the head of finance and funding
and Enie D. Sutato as the treasurer.

TCI Indonesia has founded 16 drug rehabilitation centers in
Jakarta which share a program that is much used around the world.

The Therapeutic Community is made up of professionals and drug
addicts, who have similar problems and share common objectives by
helping one another based on the philosophy of Man Helping Man to
Help Himself. -- JP

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NTB governor seeks reelection

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Incumbent Harun Al Rasyid is the
favorite of three Golkar candidates who are running for governor
in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).

Harun was supported by more than 31,000 signatories, while
fellow party members Lalu Serinate, who is the provincial
legislature's speaker, and People's Consultative Assembly
legislator Mesir Suryadi had 1,690 and 510 supporters
respectively.

While Golkar has said nothing of Harun's nomination, the
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle has expressed support for
the incumbent governor.

Deputy chairman of Golkar's provincial chapter Syaiful Islam
said the organization had proposed Mesir for the gubernatorial
post.

The chapter had earlier picked Harun as the party's candidate,
but the party faction at the provincial legislature failed to
respond.

Syamsul, nevertheless, gave Harun credit for leading the
province to curb maternal mortality rate, infant mortality rate
and increase economic growth and revenues. -- JP