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Saying
Goodbye on Sanur Beach
 Valma
(71) and Jim Cregan (75) came to Bali for
the first time in April 1983 on their honeymoon.
Valma was widowed with 4 children and Jim
was a widower with 7 children when they
met.
For Valma, her first vacation was a unique
memory. It was her first experience of travelling
on plane (West Australia-Bali) and the remarkable
scenery of Bali impressed her, so she continued
to come to Bali every year. Thus, this couple
had visited Bali about 20 times following
that first trip. “That’s why,
when my wife realized that she had cancer,
she wished to be cremated and her ashes
scattered on Sanur beach,” said Jim
to Bali Travel News after carrying out his
wife’s request on Sunday (15/6) on
Sanur beach.
Jim told of his wife’s death on Monday
10 March 2003. Valma had been feeling something
wrong with her stomach since February, and
was cared for in hospital up to early March.
The doctors knew they were unable to save
her life, so they allowed her to go home.
Jim cared for his wife at home for a couple
days and later on Sunday (9/3) she went
into a coma. He took her back to the hospital,
and the next day she passed away.
The Cregens lived in the small town of Mandurah,
about 80km to the south of Perth. They have
11 children, 19 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren.
“Most of them have visited and enjoyed
Bali,” said Jim while adding that Bali
for them was not just a tourist place. “The
people and nature attracted us. There will
be no missing a year, so we came to Bali.
Good Bye Val! ”
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Witnesses in Bali Bombing Trial
3 Australian
Survivors Testify
The ongoing trial of defendant Amrozy Bin
Haji Nurhasyim alias Rozy Bin Haji Nurhasyim
in the Bali bombing case continued with
evidence from 125 witnesses (including 3
Australia survivors), testifying before
the general prosecutor. The 125 testifying
witnesses come from all sorts of professions,
such as the official who checked for evidence
from cars and the bombing tools, even the
Chief of Badung Tourism Office who gave
details about the bomb’s effect on
tourism in Bali. “There was an exodus
of tourists, who directly left Bali following
the bomb blast on 12 October 2002,”
said witness Oka Darmawan, the Chief of
Badung Tourism Office in his testimony.
Also testifying were Ali Imron (33) and
Hernianto (26), who were involved with defendant
in planning the Bali bombing. Both of these
witnesses discussed the scheduled meeting
at the residence of Hernianto’s parents-in-law
in Solo, Central Java on 22 August 2002.
They gave the names of those present at
the meeting; they were Imam Samudra, Amrozy,
Idris, Dul Matin, Mucklas, Abdul Ghoni,
Zulkarnaen and Ali Imron. “Those were
the meeting’s participants, Your Honor,”
said Hernianto, while denying that he took
part in the meeting itself. “I was
only serving up their drinks.”
The General Prosecutor, Urip Tri Gunawan
SH, after the trial led by Judge I Made
Karna Parna, SH, said, “I appreciate
the witness’s(Ali Imron-red) honesty
who revealed the truth in this court.”
The witnesses’ testimonies during the
trial of the Bali bombing and the defendant
Amrozy have impressed the prosecutors. They
are 95% confident that the charges have
been proved. “This progress has been
significant in presenting the facts to the
court, so it may help the Judge Council
in the consideration of this case,”
said Urip Tri Gunawan.
Imam Samudra Trial
The trial of the main defendant Imam Samudra
alias Abdul Azis alias Abu Umar alias Faiz
Yunzahar alias Hendri alias Kudama, also
attracted a lot of visitors to the court.
The defendant Imam Samudra claimed to be
the commander and planner of the 12 October
tragedy. Imam Samudra’s trial was led
by Judge I Wayan Sugawa accompanied by four
Judge members - Arif Supratman SH, Linton
Sirait, I Gusti Lanang Dauh SH and Ifa Sudewi
SH.
The 43-page Summons of the JPU (Jaksa Penuntut
Umum/General Prosecutor) that was read by
the prosecutor, I Nyoma Dila SH, declared
that Imam Samudra is accused of committing
3 crimes - the Bali bombing (2002), the
robbery of the gold shop Elita Indah in
Serang (Banten, West Java), and the Christmast
Eve 2000 bombing in Batam (2000).
For Bali’s bombing, Imam Samudra’s
role is of great importance. Besides being
the planning commander, he was one of the
decision makers of the Bali bombing through
the meeting in Solo. “He was also as
the bomb’s designer,” said the
prosecutor.
Imam Samudra, born in Serang-Banten on 14
January 1970, faces the death penalty or
life imprisonment. But, after the reading
of the charges, Imam Samudra’s legal
team immediately brought forward an objection
note (exception). The exception, read by
Qadhar Faisal SH requested the Judge Council
to reject the JPU’s summon because
it violated the legal basis of UUD 1945.
They argued that Perpu No1 and 2 that were
drawn by the prosecutor as the accusation
cannot be legally accepted, because the
Bali bombing happened on 12 October 2002,
while the Perpu became law on 18 October
2002.
However, the Council of Judges led by the
Judge I Wayan Sugawa, SH, rejected the exception
of the lawyer’s team and accepted the
JPU accusation, so the trial of Imam Samudra
for the Bali bombing will continue. (BTN/013)
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