Indonesian Tried in Malaysian Court for Protesting with Opposition

The Kuala Kangsar Session Court in Perak State, Malaysia, yesterday tried an Indonesian citizen, Idris Muhammad Thaib, inc court for taking part in a demonstration without a license.Idris, 34, was arrested on February 6 along with eight other pro-opposition demonstrators who protested against the alleged seizure of power in Perak.

The Indonesian migrant working at the Padang Changkat plantation in Perak will be charged with Chapters 27 (4) and (8) of the 1967 Police Acts. If found guilty, the defendant will be fined a maximum of 10.000 Malaysian ringgit fines and sentenced to one year imprisonment.At the end of the trial, chief judge, Norsalha, approved the prosecutor's request to postpone the sentence, as requested by the nine defendants. Eight Malaysian defendants were asked for collateral of 4.000 Malaysian ringgit each, while Idris was asked to pay 5.000 Malaysian ringgit. His passport was detained during the trial.When contacted by Tempo, the Indonesian Embassy's Information Attaché, Eka Suripto confirmed there was such a case.

"The Malaysian government has not officially notified us, but the Indonesian Embassy has sent a few representatives of the consulate to Perak," Eka said.However, with regards to this case, the Indonesian Embassy does not plan to provide an attorney since the Malaysian government has provided a pro ono attorney. "We normally provide one for serious cases, like crimes with death penalties," he said.Nevertheless, Eka promised to keep monitoring the case. "We have sent a few consular representatives to Perak," he said, also promising that the Indonesian Embassy will intervene if some irregularity is found during the trial.

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