Police fails to meet Tommy

Police fails to meet Tommy

JAKARTA: A city police team went to Cipinang Penitentiary in
East Jakarta on Tuesday to question Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra,
but failed to meet him.

Head of the investigative team Comr. Aris Munandar said he was
only able to meet Cipinang warden Ngusman.

He refused to elaborate. "Just ask him (Ngusman)," he said.

However, the warden was not available for comment.

The police want to question Tommy in connection statements he
made before the court earlier this month, when he said that the
police helped him evade capture on his year on the run.

It was the police's third visit to the penitentiary. The first
time the warden did not allow them to question Tommy because they
had not obtained a permit from the Central Jakarta District
Court, which is trying Tommy for murder.

Last week the team met Tommy but had to stop the interview
after 10 questions because Tommy claimed he was sick.

Tommy was arrested in November last year after his flight from
justice.--JP