Mon, 10 Dec 2001

Dossiers on Syafiuddin murder case

JAKARTA: A lawyer of Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra said on Sunday that the police had completed the dossiers on the suspect pertaining to the July 26 murder of Justice Syafiuddin Kartasasmita.

"The dossiers will probably be signed today. The investigators said so," said Elza Syarief at Jakarta Police Headquarters.

She said, however, that the investigators had yet to confront Tommy with any evidence, such as the bullets and gun used to shoot Syafiuddin.

"The police have yet to show us the evidence," she said.

Tommy, who was arrested late last month after a year on the run, is being questioned about a series of crimes, including the murder of Syafiuddin, one of the justices who passed an 18-month prison sentence on Tommy. -- Antara