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06JAKARTA11845
2006-09-25 10:33:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Jakarta
Cable title:  

TIMIKA TRIAL: TNI PERSONNEL TESTIFY

Tags:  PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID 
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FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0478
INFO RUEHZS/ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS IMMEDIATE
RUEHPB/AMEMBASSY PORT MORESBY IMMEDIATE 3226
RUEAWJB/DEPT OF JUSTICE WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RHMCSUU/FBI WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RHHMUNA/CDRUSPACOM HONOLULU HI IMMEDIATE
UNCLAS JAKARTA 011845 

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

FBI PLS PASS CTD/ITOS I, CTD/ITOS II, GOU
SECSTATE FOR EAP/MTS AND DS/DSS, DS/IP/EAP, DS/EAP/ITA, AND
CA/OCS/ACS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
SUBJECT: TIMIKA TRIAL: TNI PERSONNEL TESTIFY

REF: A. JAKARTA 11585 (DEFENDANTS

B. HUNGER STRIKE)

UNCLAS JAKARTA 011845

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

FBI PLS PASS CTD/ITOS I, CTD/ITOS II, GOU
SECSTATE FOR EAP/MTS AND DS/DSS, DS/IP/EAP, DS/EAP/ITA, AND
CA/OCS/ACS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV ASEC CASC KJUS PHUM ID
SUBJECT: TIMIKA TRIAL: TNI PERSONNEL TESTIFY

REF: A. JAKARTA 11585 (DEFENDANTS

B. HUNGER STRIKE)


1. (SBU) On September 19, the trial of suspects charged in
the 2002 murder of two Americans and one Indonesian near
Timika, Papua, resumed. The defendants had ended their
hunger strike (reftel) and were present except for Hardi
Sugimol, who was recovering from an illness. Amcit victim
witnesses Patsy Spier and Steven Emma attended.


2. (SBU) The court heard testimony from four Indonesian Armed
Forces (TNI) soldiers who had responded to the shooting.
These were Ibnu Hudaya, Yanto Harsono, and Wayan Ardana.
Questioning by prosecutors and defense attorneys focused on
the sequence of events during and following the ambush.
After the testimony of each of the four witnesses, the
defendants were offered the opportunity to respond.
Anthonious Wamang, charged with murder, commented, "They can
say whatever they want," and at one pointed disputed a minor
aspect of Ardana's testimony. The other defendants asserted
they had nothing to say since they had not been present at
the ambush.


3. (U) The trial will resume on September 26.
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