Gunawan needs psychiatric help: Lawyer

Gunawan needs psychiatric help: Lawyer

Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta, Jakarta

Gunawan Santosa, 39, the alleged mastermind of the July 19
killing of businessman Boedyharto Angsono and his bodyguard,
Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) Second Sgt. Edy Siyep, was in a
state of depression and needed psychiatric help, his lawyer said
on Monday.

"He is in a state of severe depression. I have recommended
that the police investigators take him to a psychiatrist before
proceeding with the interrogation," Farhat Abbas, one of
Gunawan's lawyers, told reporters on the sidelines of police
questioning of Gunawan at the City Police Headquarters.

Farhat said his client felt he was being terrorized and
targeted by many parties. When asked what he meant by "many
parties," Farhat simply said, "It is public knowledge."

A police investigator who is in charge of Gunawan's dossiers
refused to comment on Gunawan's psychological condition.

"Don't ask me. The authority (to answer questions) is in the
hands of my superiors," he told The Jakarta Post.

During Monday's interrogation, Farhat said Gunawan was
confronted by his plastic surgeon, known only as Dr. Affandy, who
had operated on Gunawan's cheek, chin, and nose.

"Gunawan has confirmed that it was the physician (who
performed the plastic surgery)," said Farhat.

Gunawan underwent plastic surgery to change his appearance to
avoid police tracking. Upon his arrest, police seized from him
three fake ID cards using the aliases of Indra Amapta, Dustin
Bakrie and Kevin Martin.

Gunawan is facing at least four charges: masterminding the
murder attempt of PT Aneka Sakti Bakti's (Asaba) finance director
Paulus Tejakusuma, masterminding the murder of Asaba's president
director Boedyharto, using fake IDs, and evading the law.

Also implicated in the murder charges were one military
officer and three of his subordinates who allegedly carried out
the fatal shooting at the parking lot of Sasana Krida sports
stadium in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, on July 19. They are
Second Lt. SAS, Second Corp. SR, Second Corp. FH, and First Pvt.
SS, all members of the Marine Infantry Brigade 2 of Cilandak,
South Jakarta.

The four suspects have been detained by the Marine Military
Police since July 31.

City Police Detectives chief Sr. Comr. Mathius Salempang said
earlier that police had sent investigators to the Marine Military
Police to ask for the statements from the four soldiers.

Meanwhile, another member of the team of lawyers hired by
Gunawan's family, said that police had named Gunawan's mother
Mulyati Santosa, his older sister Sulistina and brother-in-law
Andre Basuki as suspects in the murder of Boedyharto and the
murder attempt of Paulus.

"They have been charged for their suspected roles in the
murder," said Iwan Fahzizi, while showing reporters the warrants
for their arrests, dated Aug. 13 and signed by North Jakarta
Police Detectives chief Comr. Andap Budi Refianto.

Mulyati reportedly told Sulistina to borrow Andre's motorcycle
to be used by one of the soldiers for the shootings in both
cases.

However, City Police Detectives chief Sr. Comr. Mathius
Salempang denied the report, asserting that police had yet to
name any new suspects in the case.