No suspects yet in murder case

No suspects yet in murder case

JAKARTA (JP): Thirty people have been questioned in relation
to the mutilation-murder of Sumarsana, but police are yet to name
any suspects, an officer said on Monday.

Those questioned were mostly relatives, close friends, and
coworkers of the 33-year-old victim, whose dismembered body parts
were found last Monday at two different spots -- Kebon Jeruk,
West Jakarta, and Tangerang.

"No one has been detained, they're still witnesses," city
police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman said.

He said his detectives were still cross-checking the
information received from the witnesses and trying to find
evidence to support the information.

Noegroho, also a two-star general, said he was optimistic of
finding the murderer of Sumarsana, a senior employee at PT Lion
Star, a plastic household manufacturer.

Noegroho said suspects in the case could face life
imprisonment if charged with violating Article 340 of the
Criminal Code on offenses againts human life, which carries a
maximum penalty of life imprisonment.

"The offense (mutilation-murder) is beyond the limits of
humanity," he said.

Separately, city police detective Col. Alex Bambang Riatmodjo
said his detectives were continuing their efforts to locate
evidence to match confessions made by witnesses.

"If we already have a confession from the suspects, we can
immediately charge them without having enough evidence," he said.

Police sources said four people were undergoing intensive
questioning at an unidentified place. The four, identified as
Teng In, Agus, Mulyawan and Irvan, were believed to be close
friends of the victim.

Agus, Mulyawan and Irvan were Sumarsana's coworkers. No
details were available on Teng In's connection to the victim,
though he is suspected of being one of the last people to see
Sumarsana alive.(emf)