Nine top officers named suspects<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): After a series of long investigations, police
\nnamed nine high-ranking military and police officers on Thursday
\nas suspects in the violent takeover of the Indonesian Democratic
\nParty (PDI) headquarters in Central Jakarta in 1996.<\/p>\n
National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Saleh Saaf said the
\nsuspects were top officers at the time, including former chief of
\nthe then Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) Sociopolitical Affairs
\nLt. Gen. (ret) Syarwan Hamid, former Jakarta Military commander
\nLt. Gen. (ret) Sutiyoso, now governor of Jakarta, former chief of
\nthe Armed Forces Intelligence (BIA) Maj. Gen. Zacky Anwar Makarim
\nand former Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Hamami Nata.<\/p>\n
The list also names former Central Jakarta Police chief Brig.
\nGen. Aboebakar Nataprawira and other senior Jakarta Police
\nofficers at the time, namely Insp. Gen F.X. Soemardi and Brig.
\nGen. Indro Waskito.<\/p>\n
The military officers include Maj. Gen. Tri Tamtomo and former
\nassistant at the Army Intelligence Body (BIA) Brig. Gen. (ret)
\nSyamsiar.<\/p>\n
However, Saleh did not explain the suspects' roles or why the
\nsuspects were not in custody at the police detention center.<\/p>\n
\"We'll see,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Saleh said a joint military\/police team investigating the case
\nhad summoned Syarwan and Sutiyoso for questioning earlier.<\/p>\n
\"But the two failed to answer the summons,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Saleh's announcement was the first official statement to name
\nthe senior security officers as suspects in the July 27, 1996
\nincident.<\/p>\n
A group of supporters of PDI's splinter faction, backed by
\nelements of ABRI, raided and took over the party's headquarters
\nfrom the loyalists of ousted PDI leader Megawati Soekarnoputri.<\/p>\n
A ministerial coordination meeting on politics and security
\naffairs, which was held two days before the bloody attack,
\nconcluded that the ongoing free speech forum at the headquarters
\nshould be stopped since it disturbed public order.<\/p>\n
The takeover triggered unrest throughout Central Jakarta on
\nthe same day, resulting in the deaths of at least five people.
\nTwenty-three people are still missing.<\/p>\n
Saleh said there was a total of 11 high-ranking and middle-
\nranking military officers and seven police officers who were
\nnamed suspects in the case.<\/p>\n
\"The officers are being charged with violating the Army
\nEmergency Law,\" Saleh said. (jaw)<\/p>",
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