Garuda suspends detained staff

Garuda suspends detained staff

JAKARTA: Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has suspended three
employees who have been named suspects in the poisoning death of
noted human rights activist Munir, an official said.

Ari Sapari, the company's operations director, said after a
meeting with Vice President Jusuf Kalla on Tuesday that the move
was in accordance with Garuda's internal regulations.

The police have declared pilot/aviation security officer
Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto and flight attendants Yeti
Susmiyarti and Oedi Irianto suspects in the case and detained
them. Investigators extended Pollycarpus' detention on Monday for
another 60 days.

Munir was found dead aboard a Garuda flight from Jakarta to
Amsterdam on Sept. 7 last year. An autopsy conducted by the Dutch
authorities found an excessive amount of arsenic in Munir's body.
-- JP