Military police await dossier on Lt. Agus
JAKARTA (JP): City police dossiers detailing charges against the son of Army chief Gen. Subagyo Hadisiswoyo, Second Lt. Agus Isrok, who was arrested in August for drug possession, are yet to be handed over to city military police, an officer said on Friday.
"The military police has yet to carry out the investigation on Second Lt. Agus Isrok because we're waiting for the dossiers from the city police.
"It's the city police's responsibility to prepare and submit the dossiers because it was the party which arrested him," said city military police commander Col. Mungkono Mursidi.
He denied allegations that the city military police had experienced difficulties investigating the case because Agus was the son of an influential high-ranking military officer.
"There will be no obstacles as long as we can obtain complete evidence on the case," Mungkono said after a ceremony marking the transfer of the city military commander post from Maj. Gen. Djadja Suparman to Maj. Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu.
City police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman acknowledged that his office was still investigating the case.
"We are investigating the case in a professional manner, in line with police investigation procedures," he said separately after the ceremony.
Noegroho declined to reveal whether city police were experiencing difficulties with the investigation.
"I don't need to talk to you about the technicalities of the investigation," he said.
Chairman of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation Bambang Widjoyanto condemned the military and the police for the "slow" investigation.
"Slow investigation into the case will worsen the military image as the public may consider that the military has neglected the supremacy of the law," Bambang said at his Central Jakarta office.
West Jakarta Police arrested Agus on Aug. 8 during a drug raid at a hotel. Agus and an accomplice were allegedly apprehended in possession of heroin, shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine) and over 6,000 ecstasy pills. (asa)