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| Trial ruling on Bali suspect |
| 2003-01-06 |
| Indonesian police on Monday handed more than 1,600 pages of evidence against a key suspect in the Bali bombing to prosecutors as they began the process of wrapping up their investigation and turning it over to the judiciary. The three-volume dossier against Mr Amrozi, a 40-year-old motorcycle mechanic whose mini-van allegedly carried the largest bomb employed in the attack that took more than 190 lives, was presented to prosecutors in Bali. Under Indonesia's legal system they now have 14 days to review the evidence to decide whether Mr Amrozi, whose November arrest provided the first major break in the case, should go to trial. Investigators - who say Mr Amrozi has confessed to playing an important role in the bombing - have left little doubt about the verdicts they expect. Made Mangku Pastika, the Indonesian police general in charge of the investigation, told reporters he is "very confident" of a guilty verdict. "The evidence is very strong and the political will of the government is very strong to support us," he said last month. Looks like it, but I'll wait and see. If he is convicted under anti-terrorism statutes issued after the bombing, Mr Amrozi and his co-conspirators face the death penalty. The Indonesian public, at first sceptical that domestic Islamists could be responsible, now appears ready to accept the idea. But any appearance of a less than fair process may test that acceptance, especially since some of the more than 20 suspects held had only peripheral involvement in the attack. They'll be very careful on these high visability cases. Some suspects have begun striking back. Lawyers for a man accused of finding a house for one of the masterminds, for example, yesterday tried to file suit against the police, claiming their client had found the house for another man. "Wasn't him, it was somebody else with his name, and who looked like him or somebody else" |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #2 Actually, Jakarta Post copy indicates a large soul searching campaign in Indonesia. The consensus appears to favor a national form of religion. The Arabists are in decline everywhere, except the jihadi provinces of Pakistan. And even there the Sindhis and Punjabis have had their fill of these lunatics and their bearded followers. Does an islamo-fascist have to weigh in at 300 pounds before he can lead the JI and JUI? |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-01-07 02:48:27 |
| #1 --The Indonesian public, at first sceptical that domestic Islamists could be responsible, now appears ready to accept the idea.-- It's not wise to fool with cash flow. How much is travel down? |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-01-06 17:30:09 |