Indonesian Court Sentences Pilot to 14 Years for Killing Rights Activist

An Indonesian court has sentenced an airline pilotSeptember 2004.
to 14 years in prison for poisoning to death aThe flight attendants are facing separate trials.
prominent human rights activist.Mr. Munir was a vocal critic of Indonesia's military,
Pollycarpus Priyanto, a pilot for Indonesia's nationalaccusing it of human rights violations, illegal drug
airline, Garuda Indonesia, was sentenced Tuesdaysmuggling and logging.
at Central Jakarta court. Prosecutors had pushedAn independent panel has raised allegations the
for life imprisonment.government's intelligence agency may have played
The pilot was accused of ordering two flighta role in the killing.
attendants to put a massive dose of arsenic inSome information for this report provided by AP
Munir Said Thalib's orange juice during a flight inand AFP.