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06JAKARTA8117
2006-06-28 10:46:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Jakarta
Cable title:
TRIAL OF TIMIKA SUSPECTS TO BEGIN JULY 4
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UNCLAS JAKARTA 008117
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
FBI PLS PASS CTD/GAO - UC MONTOOTH
STATE 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: TRIAL OF TIMIKA SUSPECTS TO BEGIN JULY 4
REF: JAKARTA 7909 (PROSECUTION DOSSIERS COMPLETED)
UNCLAS JAKARTA 008117
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
FBI PLS PASS CTD/GAO - UC MONTOOTH
STATE 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: TRIAL OF TIMIKA SUSPECTS TO BEGIN JULY 4
REF: JAKARTA 7909 (PROSECUTION DOSSIERS COMPLETED)
1. (SBU) Legatt, poloff, and conoff met June 28 with Abdul
Hakim Ritonga, Acting Deputy Attorney General for General
Crimes, who advised us that the trial of Anthonious Wamang
and his co-conspirators would begin on July 4 in Central
Jakarta District Court. Wamang faces charges including
premeditated murder in connection with the August 31, 2002
murders of two U.S. citizens and one Indonesian near Timika,
Papua. The Jakarta Central Court has named Ms. Andriani
Nurdin as chief judge in the case. Other members of the 3-5
judge panel have yet to be designated. The initial session
will be devoted to identifying the defendants. The cases
would then be adjourned to another day. The following
session would be for the reading of the charges, which can
take several hours. The defendant will be given a chance to
answer the charges before the prosecution calls witnesses,
according to Ritonga. Normally the defense reply is reserved
for a separate session. It will likely be a matter of weeks
before the testimony of U.S. witnesses is required, and
Ritonga said that we would be given adequate advance notice
to make arrangements. We stressed that we require two weeks
as a minimum. Participation by U.S. witnesses will not be
required for several weeks.
2. (SBU) As discussed reftel, the case will be handled in two
concurrently-held trials, although the same panel of judges
and team of prosecutors serve in both cases. Wamang is faced
with charges including premeditated murder; his six
co-conspirators will be tried separately on lesser charges.
Ms. Anita Asterida will coordinate the prosecution of Wamang,
while Fernando Siagian will lead the prosecution of the
co-conspirators.
3. (SBU) Ritonga said that it is customary for trial sessions
to be held once a week, usually on Tuesday. It is still
undecided whether the court will hear two sessions on trial
days - one for each set of defendants - or try the two groups
on different days of the week. Ritonga reaffirmed that the
prosecution and the judge will work to make any special
arrangements to accommodate U.S. victim and expert witnesses,
such as hold sessions more frequently than once a week during
the time they will be providing testimony.
SILVER
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
FBI PLS PASS CTD/GAO - UC MONTOOTH
STATE 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: TRIAL OF TIMIKA SUSPECTS TO BEGIN JULY 4
REF: JAKARTA 7909 (PROSECUTION DOSSIERS COMPLETED)
1. (SBU) Legatt, poloff, and conoff met June 28 with Abdul
Hakim Ritonga, Acting Deputy Attorney General for General
Crimes, who advised us that the trial of Anthonious Wamang
and his co-conspirators would begin on July 4 in Central
Jakarta District Court. Wamang faces charges including
premeditated murder in connection with the August 31, 2002
murders of two U.S. citizens and one Indonesian near Timika,
Papua. The Jakarta Central Court has named Ms. Andriani
Nurdin as chief judge in the case. Other members of the 3-5
judge panel have yet to be designated. The initial session
will be devoted to identifying the defendants. The cases
would then be adjourned to another day. The following
session would be for the reading of the charges, which can
take several hours. The defendant will be given a chance to
answer the charges before the prosecution calls witnesses,
according to Ritonga. Normally the defense reply is reserved
for a separate session. It will likely be a matter of weeks
before the testimony of U.S. witnesses is required, and
Ritonga said that we would be given adequate advance notice
to make arrangements. We stressed that we require two weeks
as a minimum. Participation by U.S. witnesses will not be
required for several weeks.
2. (SBU) As discussed reftel, the case will be handled in two
concurrently-held trials, although the same panel of judges
and team of prosecutors serve in both cases. Wamang is faced
with charges including premeditated murder; his six
co-conspirators will be tried separately on lesser charges.
Ms. Anita Asterida will coordinate the prosecution of Wamang,
while Fernando Siagian will lead the prosecution of the
co-conspirators.
3. (SBU) Ritonga said that it is customary for trial sessions
to be held once a week, usually on Tuesday. It is still
undecided whether the court will hear two sessions on trial
days - one for each set of defendants - or try the two groups
on different days of the week. Ritonga reaffirmed that the
prosecution and the judge will work to make any special
arrangements to accommodate U.S. victim and expert witnesses,
such as hold sessions more frequently than once a week during
the time they will be providing testimony.
SILVER