Lawyers demand Udin's blood<\/p>\n
YOGYAKARTA (JP): Lawyers at the local office of the Indonesian
\nLegal Aid Institute demanded yesterday that police return the
\nblood sample taken from the slain journalist Fuad Muhammad
\nSyafruddin.<\/p>\n
\"We are demanding that the blood sample be returned. We're
\nworried that it could be used to stain the shirt and iron bar
\ntaken as evidence from the home of the suspect Dwi Sumaji,\" said
\nspokesman A. Budi Hartono.<\/p>\n
The journalist died on Aug. 16 after he was assaulted by
\nunidentified thugs at his house on Aug. 13. When he was in
\nhospital, police requested that his family lend them a sample of
\nblood in order to expedite their investigation. The blood was
\ngiven but the police did not issue a receipt.<\/p>\n
Following weeks of criticism for their slow progress in
\ninvestigating the case, police announced last week they had
\narrested a suspect. They also claimed to have seized a blood-
\nstained shirt and an iron bar, allegedly used to beat the
\njournalist to death, as evidence from Dwi's house.<\/p>\n
However, Fuad's wife, Marsiyem, who is the main witness, said
\nDwi did not match her recollection of the killer.<\/p>\n
Dwi denies killing Fuad. His wife, Sunarti, charges that
\npolice violated procedures because they arrested Dwi without a
\nwarrant. She and two other people testified that Dwi was at home
\non the night of the murder. (30\/swe)<\/p>",
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