(Antara): Five defendants of violence in Central Sulawesi's town of Poso face a 15-year jail term each during a court hearing in South Jakarta district court Thursday. During the hearing, prosecutors said the five defendants -- Arnoval Mencana, Bambang Tontou, Jonathan Tamsur, Dedy Dorus Serpianus Tempali, and Roni Sepriyanto Rantedago Parusu -- were found guilty for committing various crimes.
They were accused of carrying out terrorism, violence and murder, following the executions of three catholic militants, who were found guilty for attacking Islamic boarding school, killing a number of people. Police had also arrested at least 13 Islamic militants, who were accused of being involved in various violence in the town. Religious conflicts in late 1990s up to early 2000s reportedly had killed some 1,000 people from both Muslim and Christian communities. |