Iwah summoned to police HQs

Thu, 06 Jun 2002, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: Iwah Setiawati, a widow of Supreme Court Justice, M.
Syafiuddin Kartasasmita, was summoned to the City Police
headquarters on Wednesday to be questioned as an additional
witness in the case of Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra's lawyer,
Elza Syarief, who allegedly bribed two witnesses to lie in court
during her client's trial.

Iwah, who was questioned for about two hours, admitted that
Elza often met her and her late husband in Iwah's house.

Syafiuddin was shot dead in 2001, allegedly upon Tommy's
order.

After the questioning, Iwah and her lawyer H. Tabat refused to
talk to journalists.

City police spokesman Sr. Comr. Anton Bachrul Alam said that
Iwah's testimony was needed to complete the dossier of Elza.

The police were reportedly planning to postpone the detention
of Elza on Thursday.--JP

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