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Garuda Airlines' pilot sentenced for Munir's murder

Jakarta, Indonesia - Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto put arsenic in noodles of Indonesian activist

An Indonesian court sentenced to 14 years prison the pilot of Garuda Airlines for the murder of the activist Munir Thalib, leader of fights for human rights (see for details AVIONEWS). According to the judge, aircraft’s pilot Budihari Priyanto put arsenic in noodles served to Munir on the leg Jakarta-Singapore on board the flight headed to Amsterdam. He died before reaching Holland. Pilot said he w...

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Rome, Italy, 12/20/2005 15:24
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