Susilo demands poison lab test<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Suspicious of being poisoned just like human rights activist
\nMunir, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sent a sample of the
\nsugar used in his tea to the National Police forensics laboratory
\nafter deciding the tea tasted a little peculiar.<\/p>\n
Susilo suspected that the sugar used in the tea contained
\narsenic, a strong poison that was also thought in be in Vice
\nPresident Jusuf Kalla's noodles in December last year but which
\nturned out to be a false alarm.<\/p>\n
Arsenic, a poisonous element that has the same appearance as
\nrefined sugar, was not found in the sugar sample sent to the
\nforensics laboratory, as announced by National Police chief Gen.
\nDa'i Bachtiar on Monday.<\/p>\n
Arsenic is commonly used as poison due to its \"normal\"
\nappearance and its fast effect. It does not alter the taste of
\nfood or drink. Therefore, if it were added to a cup of tea, the
\ntea would taste no differently.<\/p>\n
Deputy chief of detectives Insp. Gen. Dadang Garnida also
\nconfirmed that the forensics laboratory had tested the sugar
\nsample and concluded that it contained no poison.<\/p>\n
\"It was just plain pure sugar,\" Dadang said.<\/p>\n
According to Dadang, the sample was sent to the laboratory on
\nFriday, just after the President commented that his tea tasted
\ndifferent.<\/p>\n
The police, however, denied they had questioned a waiter who
\nserved the President tea on Friday morning at the presidential
\noffice.<\/p>\n
There have been reports that the waiter was taken into custody
\nby the presidential guards (Paspampres) after Susilo.<\/p>",
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