Page 1 of 3 us Search DiSplay CDS use use 30240 R2110442 DEC 98 FM DIA WASHINGTON DC INFO WASHINGTON DC WASHINGTON DC WASHINGTON DC b 3 210 USC 424 DA WASH DC use 3024 1 R211008Z DEC 98 FM USC 424 TO WASHD I 50 USC 403 1 i INFO ONOLULU wac USQ424 PEARL HARBOR HII 50 use 30240 I RUC WMCDILL AFB FL USC 403-1 i WASHD WASHD use 403-10 STAFF WASHD USC 403-1 i USC 403 10 WASHDC BT CONTROLS SECTION 01 OF 02 50 424 I use 424 SERIAL use 424 I THIS IS A COMBINED MESSAGE BODY Search Display Page 2 of 3 COUNTRY U INDONESIA ID use 424 USC 424 VACCUSED KOPASSUS KIDNAPPERS TRIAL BEGINS U WARNI NG U THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIG SIFIED -- use 424 - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE D01 U 981218 I use 424 I SOURCE U DAILY NEWSPAPER INDONESIAN 931219 U JAKARTA INDONESIA IN ENGLISH AIMED AT A FOREIGN READERSHIP PRIMARILY IN JAKARTA SUMMARY BEGIN FOR MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL FORCES ACCUSSED OF KIDNAFPING ANTI-SOEHARTO ACTIVISTS THE PROCESS MAY MOVE QUICKLY NOW TOWARDS A VERDICT TEXT 1 U ACCORDING TO SOURCE QUOTING A MILITARY SPOKESMAN TRIALS WILL BEGIN TODAY 931219 FOR 11 MEMBERS OF THE ARMY SPECIAL FORCES KOPASSUS ACCUSED 0F INVOLVEMENT IN KIDNAPPING ACTIVISTS A MILITARY TRIBUNAL IN EAST JAKARTA IS THE SITE FOR THE TRIAL HE SPOKESMAN COL DID NOT GIVE DETAILS ON THE COURT-MARTIALS 2 U HEAD OF LEGAL AFFAIRS AGENCY BABINKUM MG TIMOR P STATED ON THURSDAY 981217 THAT THE DOSSIERS OF THE KOPASSUS MEMBERS HAD BEEN DELIVERED TO THE MILITARY HIGH OFFICE MG CHALID PROSECUTOR GENERAL SAYS HIS OFFICE HAS CHECKED ALL 11 DOSSIERS AND ESTABLISHED THEY MEET ALL OFFICIAL REQUIREMENTS THE CASES ARE THEN READY FOR SUBMISSION TO A MILITARY COURT A MILITARY COURT USUALLY BEGINS TRYING A CASE ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER RECEIVING DOSSIERS FROM THE MILITARY PROSECUTOR BUT IN THIS CASE THE TIME MAY BE SHORTENED BY HALF ACCORDING TO MG MANURUNG HE ADDED HOWEVER THAT THIS DECISION RESTS WITH THE COURTS CHIEF JUDGESUSPECTS THE LOWEST RANKING SERVICEMAN IS A NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER AND THE HIGHEST RANKING IS A MAJOR MANURUNG AND KARIM SAY THE COURT MAY TRY ALL 11 AT ONCE MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO COMPLETE THE TRIAL IN A RELATI VELY SHORT TIME ACCORDING TO SOURCE THEY ALSO SAID THE COURTS WOULD SOON BEGIN HANDLING THE CASES OF THE THREE SERVICEMEN ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED IN THE FATAL SHOOTING OF FOUR TRISAKTI UNIVERSITY STUDENTS LAST MAY- use 424 COMMENTS 1 69 SOURCE ALSO MENTIONED THAT HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS SAY THE 11 SUSPECTS ARE MERELY SCAPEGOATS FOR TOP-RANKING OFFICIALS WHO ORDERED THE KIDNAPPINGS THE TOP-RANKING OFFICIALS SUSPECTED INCLUDE LTG RET PRABOWO ABRI HAS PROBABLY WAITED TOO LONG TO EXPECT ANY RELIEF FROM PUBLIC PRESSURE AS A RESULT OF THIS TRIAL A CONVICTION NOW COULD EMPHASIZE THAT NO ONE HIGHER THAN THE MAJOR AMONG THIS ELEVEN earch Display Page 3 of 3 424 EVER STAND TRIAL FOR THE KIDNAPPINGS ANYTHING LESS WOULD LEAVE EVERYONE GETTING OFF EVEN WORSE LITTLE PROGRESS IS APPARENT IN OTHER INVESTIGATIONS INTO MISSING POLITICAL ACTIVISTS AND ALLEGED ABRI PROVOCATION DURING THE MAY RIOTS 2 USC 424 IFOR FURTHER CONTACT CONCERNING THE CONTENTS OF THIS IIR PLEASE REFER ANY T0 b 3 210 USC 424 ADMIN COLL U INSTRI U U use 424 ACQ U DISSEM U WARNING U REPORT CLASSIFIEDW USC 424 BT This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu