ABC AUSTRALIA, 03/07/2002 22:00:24
Indonesian soldier jailed for his role in bomb attacks
An Indonesian soldier has been jailed for three and a half years for his role in several
bomb attacks targetting Christians in the Maluku islands.
A military spokesman said Chief Private Hanafi was convicted by a military tribunal in
the city of Ambon on Tuesday.
28-year-old Hanafi was also discharged from the military.
Maluku was the scene of bloody Muslim-Christian battles over the past three years.
More than 5,000 people were killed and half a million made homeless.
Hanafi was charged with possessing and planning to use explosives, an offence
punishable by death.
The prosecution said that on November 30 last year he planted five kilograms of
explosives in an attempt to blow up the governor's office.
The military judges ruled that Hanafi was behind at least nine bomb attacks in
Maluku.
03/07/2002 22:00:24 | ABC Radio Australia News
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