LAPD detectives start to question Oki by phone<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Two detectives from the Los Angeles Police
\nDepartment (LAPD) have begun directly questioning Hernoko
\nDewantono, alias Oki, via long distance telephone calls. Oki is
\nthe main suspect in investigations of a triple murder in Los
\nAngeles.<\/p>\n
The questioning sessions are being held for the purpose of
\ncross-referencing Oki's testimony and the LAPD's findings,
\nNational Police Chief Gen. Banurusman Astrosemitro told reporters
\nyesterday after installing Brig. Gen Dibyo Widodo as the new
\nJakarta police chief. Dibyo replaced Maj. Gen. Mochammad
\nHindarto.<\/p>\n
Long-distance interrogations \"have also been carried out by
\nour own detectives who are currently in Los Angeles to
\ninvestigate the case,\" the four-star general said.<\/p>\n
\"If the LAPD officers need to question the suspect further,
\nthey are welcome to do so,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Oki, 30, has been named by both Jakarta and Los Angeles police
\nas the main suspect in investigations into the murder of Oki's
\nbrother, Tri Harto Darmawan, known as Eri; Gina Sutan Aswar, an
\nIndonesian woman; and Suresh Michandani, a business man of Indian
\norigins.<\/p>\n
Gina and Michandani are believed to have undertaken joint
\nbusiness activities with Oki.<\/p>\n
The motive for the murder is not yet known.<\/p>\n
The decayed bodies of the three were found inside separate
\nplastic bags in a Los Angeles storage locker in August last year
\nand were identified four months later.<\/p>\n
Oki was arrested on Jan. 7 on allegations of passport forgery.
\nWhile in police custody, he has undergone questioning in relation
\nto the murder.<\/p>\n
A group of four Jakarta police detectives flew to Los Angeles
\nlast week to gather evidence and question witnesses there.<\/p>\n
So far, the team has photographed several locations believed
\nto have been the places where the suspect killed the victims and
\nstored their bodies temporarily.<\/p>\n
They have also collected written testimony from a number of
\nforensic experts. These witnesses gave their evidence after being
\nplaced under oath at the Indonesian consulate in Los Angeles,
\nwhich means that the documents can be used as evidence in an
\nIndonesian court, Maj. Gen. Hindarto told a press conference on
\nThursday.<\/p>\n
On the basis of the photos Jakarta police will be able
\nreconstruct events surrounding the murders, as well as the
\nmurders themselves, Hindarto explained.<\/p>\n
Up to yesterday the trial venue had not yet been announced.<\/p>\n
There is no extradition treaty between Indonesia and the
\nUnited States. Indonesian law would allow Oki to be tried here,
\nnotwithstanding that the alleged crimes were committed in the
\nUnited States.<\/p>\n
Banurusman said: \"Just wait (for the announcement of the trial
\nvenue), because the investigation has not yet been completed. We
\nneed to collect as much evidence as we can.\" (bsr)<\/p>",
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