Police detain another suspect in Munir case

Police detain another suspect in Munir case

National Police officers have detained another suspect in the
murder case of top human rights campaigner Munir, according to a
source. The suspect sat near the victim in business class on
board a Garuda flight on Sept. 7, 2004 from Jakarta to Singapore,
the first leg of the flight bound for Amsterdam.

The new suspect
was detained late on Wednesday, the source added. The National
Police could not be reached for confirmation. Investigators had
previously named three suspects in the case, but only detained
Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, a senior Garuda pilot, whose trial
began earlier this week.

An independent investigation came to
the conclusion that the murder of Munir, who was poisoned during
the Jakarta-Singapore flight, was a conspiracy allegedly
involving certain state intelligence officials. -- JP