Police officer neglects summons

Police officer neglects summons

YOGYAKARTA (JP): Lawyers of murdered journalist Fuad Muhammad
Syafrudin are irate at the failure of police Sergeant Major Edy
Wuryanto to appear at the Military Police Headquarters on July 15
for questioning over his alleged role in the killing.

Lawyer Budi Hartono from the Yogyakarta Legal Aid Institute
demanded yesterday that the local police chief turn Edy over the
military police.

"Edy has shown disrespect to the military police through his
conspicuous absence," Budi told reporters.

Edy has been named as a suspect in the journalist's 1996
murder. His death is believed to have been related to his
investigative reports on corruption in Bantul regency, which were
published in Bernas newspaper.

The officer is suspected of covering up the case. Earlier this
year Yogyakarta district court acquitted the man accused by
police of killing Syafrudin. The case has since been reopened.
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