Labor murder probe to go on

Labor murder probe to go on

SURABAYA: Chief of East Java Police Maj. Gen. Da'i Bachtiar
said over the weekend it would take his office one month to
investigate the alleged involvement of police and military
personnel in the 1993 murder of labor activist Marsinah.

"We will concentrate the probe on the East Java Police unit
with assistance from the National Police, internal affairs,
military police and Brawijaya Military Command," Da'i said.

Da'i asserted that during the investigation it would be likely
for earlier witnesses in the case to be questioned to find solid
statements and uncover further evidence.

Law activist from the Surabaya-based Airlangga University
Wayan Titib Sulaksana reported earlier that Lt. Col. Max Salaki,
who was the Sidoarjo Military District chief; Capt. (now Major)
Sugeng, the head of the intelligence unit of Sidoarjo Military
District; Capt. Kusaeri who was chief of Porong Military
Subdistrict in Sidoarjo; and Chief Corporal Busaeri, Kusaeri's
subordinate in Porong, were involved in the murder. (nur/edt)