JAKARTA (AP)–The last suspect in the Bali bombings case will go on trial next week charged with taking part in the twin-nightclub attacks as well as the bombing of the J.W. Marriott hotel in Jakarta, his lawyer said Tuesday.
Jhoni Hendrawan, a 31-year-old militant, is charged under the country’s anti-terror law and faces death if convicted, attorney Easter Yulia said.
“In the Bali bombing case, Hendrawan is accused of helping survey the targets as well as preparing accommodation and transportation for the perpetrators,” Yulia said. “In the Marriott bombing, he faces charges of helping plan the attack.”
Police have said Hendrawan also helped withdraw a large sum of money to fund the Oct. 12, 2002 attacks on the tourist island that killed 202 people, mostly foreigners. Police also believed that Hendrawan may have detonated one of the two bombs by mobile phone.
Hendrawan, who was captured last year, is the last of 33 suspects to be tried in the Bali case. Thirty-two others have been convicted and given sentences ranging from three years in prison to death.
Fifteen other suspects have been arrested over the Aug. 5, 2003 Marriott attack in Jakarta which killed 12 people. One defendant has been convicted and sentenced to 10 years in jail, and the trials of four others are ongoing.
Authorities have blamed the al-Qaida-linked militant network Jemaah Islamiyah for both attacks. The group reportedly wants to establish an Islamic state across Southeast Asia and has been blamed for a series of deadly bombings in the region.
