Oki's father names lawyers for his son<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers from Ruhut Sitompul, Tommy Sihotang &
\nAssociates will defend Harnoko Dewanto, alias Oki, who is alleged
\nto have committed a triple murder in Los Angeles and falsified
\npassports.<\/p>\n
\"We just reached the final agreement with Oki's father this
\nafternoon,\" Tommy told The Jakarta Post here yesterday.<\/p>\n
He said that Herdarno Hendarmin, a former state bank employee,
\nhas asked the law firm to provide lawyers, as well as public
\nrelations assistance, for his son Oki, 30.<\/p>\n
\"For the time being, we'll be his lawyers only for his alleged
\nrole in the passport forgery because we have not received a
\nformal notice about their holding and questioning Oki in
\nconnection with the killings,\" Tommy said.<\/p>\n
The lawyers have yet to meet with their client, who is still
\nunder investigation at the City Police Force detention center.<\/p>\n
\"We'll probably meet Oki tomorrow,\" he said yesterday.<\/p>\n
Tommy refused to reveal the fee to be paid by Oki's parent for
\nhis defense.<\/p>\n
Oki is the eldest of three children of divorced couple
\nHendarno Hendarmin and Sekartini Ramadidjaya, also a bank
\nemployee.<\/p>\n
Oki, who has been in police custody since Jan. 7 on charges of
\npassport forgery, is now undergoing questioning for his alleged
\nrole in the killing of two Indonesians and an Indian businessman
\nin Los Angeles in 1991 and1992.<\/p>\n
Their decayed bodies were found in a storage locker there in
\nAugust last year and identified four months later.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian citizens were identified as Gina Sutan Aswar,
\n28, a woman known to be a friend of the suspect, and Eri Tri
\nHarto Darmawan, 26, Oki's brother.<\/p>\n
Confession<\/p>\n
When asked to comment about a local media report that Oki had
\nadmitted playing a role in the murder of Gina and the Indian
\nbusinessman, Suresh Michandani, 45, Tommy refused to comment.<\/p>\n
\"So far, his family has not yet received a single formal
\nnotice from the police saying that Oki has been questioned for
\nthe murder,\" he said. \"Let's see later.\"<\/p>\n
Yesterday,Suara Pembaruan quoted an unidentified city police
\ndetective as saying that Oki had confessed to killing Michandani
\nand Gina, but denied charges that he had also killed his brother,
\nEri.<\/p>\n
The evening daily reported that Oki killed Michandani in 1991
\nand Gina in 1992 in order to come into possession of large
\namounts of cash belonging to the victims.<\/p>\n
The Indian was reported missing in early 1992, and Gina in
\nNovember 1992.<\/p>\n
In a related development, Gatra weekly reported yesterday that
\nMichandani was allegedly beaten and shot by Eri in a car upon
\norders from Oki some time in 1991.<\/p>\n
The weekly also quoted an unidentified source in Los Angeles
\nas saying that Gina was beaten to death with a bat by the two
\nbrothers in Oki's apartment on the day after her arrival from
\nParis in November, 1992.<\/p>\n
Without giving a precise date, Gatra reported that Eri was
\nbeaten to death by Oki with the same bat.<\/p>\n
When asked for confirmation of the reports yesterday morning,
\nCity Police Chief Maj. Gen. Mochammad Hindarto said that he would
\nrelease the complete story of the killing and Oki's alleged role
\ntomorrow.<\/p>\n
\"We are still keeping in touch with the American police and we
\nare going to send four personnel to the United States soon to
\ncollect valuable information and the material evidence
\navailable,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The four detectives are expected to be Lt. Col. Gories Mere,
\nhead of the City Major Crime Unit; Lt. Col. Bambang Purnomosidi,
\nfrom the National Central Bureau-Interpol, and Capt. Wahyu and
\nFirst Lieutenant Petrus Gosse of the City Crime Investigation
\nDirectorate. (bsr)<\/p>",
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