The Jakarta Post, August 03, 2006
Four terror suspects go on trial in Semarang court
Suherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Semarang
The Semarang District Court in Central Java began the trial Wednesday of four people
suspected of having links with the late Malaysian bombmaker Azahari and fugitive
Noordin M. Top.
The four, identified as Wawan Supriyatin alias Muchlis alias Heri Prasetya, Ardi
Wibowo alias Yudi alias Dedi, Harry Setya Rochmadi and Sri Puji Mulyo Siswanto,
were charged with involvement in terrorism activities under a 2003 law on terrorism.
Four other suspects have yet to face trial, pending the issuance of their summonses.
They are Joko Suroso alias Joko Padang, Aditya Triyoga, Joko Wibowo alias Abu
Sayaf and Subur Sugiarto alias Ustdaz Abu Mujahid.
The four admitted to having helped Azahari and Noordin. They were also aware that
the two were the masterminds behind the Bali bombings, JW Marriott Hotel bombing
and the blast outside the Australian Embassy, the indictment said.
Sri Puji Mulyo Siswanto, for example, was said to have helped bomb expert Azahari
and Noordin hide in his house in Sumur Adem, Bengetayu Kulon village, Genuk
district, Semarang, for three days in January 2005.
Puji did not report his two guests to his neighborhood community unit head even
though he knew the two were wanted by the police, the indictment stated.
Wawan Supriyatin was introduced to Noordin in August 2005 by Subur Sugiarto, one
of Noordin's assistants. Wawan's main duty was to raise funds through armed
robberies in Pekalongan, Central Java.
After being given Rp 500,000 (US$52.6) and 20 bullets, Wawan went from Semarang
to Pekalongan to meet Jabir, who was later to die in a shootout with the police in
Wonosobo, Central Java, on April 29, 2006. Wawan gave Jabir the 20 bullets and in
turn got an FN pistol with 10 bullets.
On Sept. 12, 2005 together with Ardi and Jabir, Wawan robbed a mobile phone shop
in Pekalongan and made off with 15 mobile phones and Rp 100,000 cash. Wawan
returned to Semarang and handed over all the money from the sales of the phones to
Noordin.
In the indictment read in turn by prosecutors Sri Haryatmi and Sri Pujiastuti, Noordin
was apparently able to move freely in Central Java in 2004 and 2005. His meetings
with his operatives were held in public places like the parking lot of Karyadi Hospital in
Semarang and the city's central square.
Two other defendants -- Ardi Wibowo and Harry Setya Rochmadi, were also accused
of assisting Noordin evade police arrest. The trial ran smoothly Wednesday without
any major hindrance. Members of the defendants' families were also present at the
trial.
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