One of the key conspirators behind the Bali bombing could walk free if an application made by his lawyer to a Jakarta court today is successful. The defendant, known as Idris, is on trial for his central role in the Kuta bombings and in the Marriott Hotel blast in Jakarta nine months later. Idris's lawyer today told his trial that a recent Constitutional Court ruling means the charges against Idris for the Bali bombing should be thrown out. The ruling found a section of Indonesia's anti-terror laws could not apply retrospectively.
| "An' since there ain't no laws in Indonesia against conspiracy and murder, yez gotta let 'im go, see?" |
This is the first time that the ruling has been raised in court in the defence of a terrorism suspect. Idris, who is also known as Joni Hendrawan, helped plan the Bali attack. He obtained the vehicles and properties used, trained the Sari Club bomber and detonated the smallest of the three bombs himself. He is likely to face a verdict before the end of the month. |