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Bombing Cameraman Argues Liability
Agus Triyono | February 21, 2012

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Serigala-Berbulu-Domba
12:11pm Feb 21, 2012

Iman Firdaus' behaviour can only be described as sub-human.


PeterGriffin
11:49am Feb 21, 2012

would he have done the same if it had been Christians going to blow up Muslims?


ibjglobe
11:14am Feb 21, 2012

What an idiot. He's not human. Lock him up in the zoo with some lions.

shytallnight
11:07am Feb 21, 2012

So he was told of the terrorist plot and failed to warn anyone, but believes he is not complicit. What utter bollocks.


SirAnthonyKnown-Bender
10:34am Feb 21, 2012

Send him down. That's the lamest defence I've ever heard. Journalists are protected under the Geneva Convention from being victims of armed conflict. This does NOT mean they are protected if they have information that could save scores of lives from a terrorist bomb but choose not to inform the authorities because they want to get juicy film footage of Christian worshippers blown limb from limb. He is complicit. Simple as that.

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The television cameraman arrested for failing to alert police to an attempted church bombing on Good Friday last year is basing his defense on the argument that, as a journalist, he should not be liable.

Imam Firdaus, formerly with Global TV, said at his trial on Monday that the broadcaster should not have fired him or denied him legal aid after he was charged because he was working on a story.

“I’m sure they understand fully that in carrying out his duty, a journalist is protected by the laws of the state, but have they afforded me this protection?” Imam said at the West Jakarta District Court.

Imam was among several suspected terrorists arrested for a conspiracy to blow up the Christ Cathedral, a gas pipeline and a military facility in Serpong, Tangerang, on April 22 last year.

Imam said he had been offered the chance to film the explosions live by the alleged mastermind, Pepi Fernando.

The attack was foiled when several people wanted for a series of book bombs sent in the mail confessed to the plot. In addition to Imam and Pepi, 13 others have been charged in the case.

Imam told the court that Global TV should not have fired him before a verdict had been issued in his case.

“When the facts were presented that indicated my involvement in terrorist activities, what did the company do? It sent a representative to give testimony that only made things worse for me,” he said.

Prosecutors are seeking a five-year sentence for Imam and a life sentence for Pepi, who is being tried separately at the same court.

Pepi was scheduled to begin presenting his defense on Monday but asked for a postponement of one week to prepare his arguments. The request was rejected by the court, which gave him until Thursday to present his side.

In addition to the attempted bombings in Serpong, Pepi is charged with sending out book bombs to four prominent advocates of liberal Islam and setting up a bomb along a road that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was scheduled to pass through.