Muchdi ignores second summons

Muchdi ignores second summons

JAKARTA: Former deputy intelligence chief Muchdi PR ignored on
Wednesday a second summons for questioning in connection with the
death of human rights campaigner Munir, citing a previous
commitment in Papua.

"Last night, an intelligence official sent me an SMS message
informing me that Pak Muchdi would be in West Irian Jaya for five
days beginning today (Wednesday)," said Usman Hamid, a member of
the government-sanctioned fact-finding team that is helping the
police probe Munir's death.

Muchdi failed to appear for a scheduled meeting last week.

The team also is unlikely to be able to question former
National Intelligence Agency (BIN) A.M. Hendropriyono on
Thursday, Usman said after Hendropriyono's lawyer told the team
his client had not finished with his out-of-town business.

Usman said former and active BIN officials were trying to
delay as the fact-finding team's mandate would end on June 23. He
suggested that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono intervene and
force the intelligence officials to cooperate with the team. --
JP