Two men jailed over arms sale

Two men jailed over arms sale

BANDUNG (JP): The Bandung District Court sentenced on Thursday
two people to 13 and 14 years in prison, respectively, for
supplying arms to the group responsible for last year's Jakarta
Stock Exchange (JSX) bombing which left 10 people dead.

Subhan Budiyanto, who received a 13-year sentence, and
Muhammad Ali, who was sentenced to 14 years, were found guilty of
violating Emergency Law No. 12/1957 on the possession and
distribution of firearms and ammunition. The two were also found
guilty of the possession of marijuana.

When the two defendants were arrested, police found 17,992
bullets and six pen guns and Beretta pistols.

Another man, Dinan Sabardiman, was sentenced to 15 years in
prison last week on the same charges.

Ali said he would appeal the verdict: "I've been treated
unfairly. I should have only received five or six years."

Subhan said he would consider the verdict and decide next week
whether to file an appeal.

In another courtroom, Aceng Suhari bin Dahuri, 53, and Iqbal,
40, who are on trial for the Christmas Eve bombings in Bandung
last year, have asked the court to throw out their indictments.

Aceng's lawyer, Nawawi, said police questioned his client
without his lawyer present, and that during questioning a police
officer bit Aceng's left ear. (25/dja)