Police say witnesses know killers of Asaba president
Police say witnesses know killers of Asaba president
Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Police said on Monday that the testimony of two witnesses would
identify the killers of a businessman and his bodyguard at the
Sasana Krida sports stadium in North Jakarta on July 19.
"We are investigating the key witnesses intensively as their
testimonies will reveal the killer's identity," said City Police
Detective chief Sr. Comr. Andi Chaeruddin.
Earlier, reports suggested that at least two men had shot the
president director of PT Asaba, Boedyharto Angsono, and his
bodyguard First Sgt. Edy Siyet, a member of the anti-terror squad
of the Army's Special Force (Kopassus).
One of the men shot the victims while the other waited for him
on a motorcycle. Boedyharto suffered six shot wounds to the head
and body and Edy one to the head. Police found eight projectiles
at the scene.
National Military Police commander Maj. Gen. Sulaiman A.B.
said last week that the killers used a military standard gun of
caliber 9 mm.
The two-star general believed that the killer was a well
trained sharp shooter as he had easily paralyzed Edy, despite the
fact that Edy was a member of the elite Kopassus' anti terrorist
squad.
The doctor who conducted the autopsies concluded that the
shooter had been standing very close to both the victims because
gunshot residue was found in the wounds and most of the bullets
had penetrated the bodies.
Separately, City Police chief Insp. Gen. Makbul Padmanagara
said on Monday that the police were investigating with good
results.
"The progress is significant. But I'm afraid we can't unveil
the information to you right now. Wait until we fully untangle
the case," Makbul told reporters.
A source from the North Jakarta Police Precinct said that the
two witnesses were from Ciracas area, East Jakarta.
Police revealed over the weekend that a key witness claimed
that Gunawan Santoso -- a fugitive wanted by police -- was linked
to the shootings.
The witness told police investigators that prior to the
shooting -- when they shared a cell at the Kuningan Penitentiary
in Cirebon, West Java -- Gunawan had asked him how he could get
firearms.
Gunawan is the former son-in-law of Boedyharto. He had
served almost two years of his two year and seven month prison
sentence. He was convicted for the embezzlement of Rp 25 billion
from Boedyharto's companies.
The shooting came almost two months after Asaba's finance
director Paulus Tejakusuma was shot on Jl. Angkasa in Central
Jakarta. He survived but suffered severe injuries.
Police also want to question Gunawan over the previous
shooting.
A senior police detective, who is in charge of the search for
Gunawan, claims that Gunawan is still in the capital.
The detective said that they had received information that
Gunawan was ready to surrender last Thursday, but he had failed
to turn himself in.