Police security heightened for Bambu Apus murder case

Police security heightened for Bambu Apus murder case

JAKARTA (JP): East Jakarta authorities will deploy more than
100 police and military servicemen to guard the trial of the
suspected murderers of a woman and three children.

"Many security officers are ready to guard the court session,"
Mayor Sudarsono said while inspecting the East Jakarta District
Court yesterday.

The mayor was accompanied by East Jakarta Military District
Commander Lt. Col. Dody Sudarno and chief of the East Jakarta
prosecutors' office Lukman Bachmid.

The East Jakarta District Court will try five suspects,
including Philipus Kia Lanjar, his wife Suparmi, his sons
Albertus and Lambertus and his nephew Clemence.

The five suspects will be tried separately, starting tomorrow,
by three panels of judges, led by Judge Sunarto, Judge Tojib
Matderis and Judge Farida Achmad.

The first panel will try Philipus Kia Lanjar, 44, the prime
suspect of the multiple murder.

The second panel will try Philipus' wife, Suparmi, 41. The
third panel will try Philipus' sons and nephew, Albertus, 15,
Lambertus, 12, and Clemence, 13.

Head of the East Jakarta District Court Odjak Parulian
Simandjuntak said that the court would handle the case as usual.

However, the security officers will tighten security at the
court to prevent public anger getting out of hand, he said.

The security officers will frisk visitors and exchange their
ID cards for visitor cards, he added.

Simandjuntak appealed to the public not to be emotional.
"Trust the court process. Indonesia is state governed by the rule
of law."

The killing of Rohadi's wife Ely Kusnaely and three children,
Gilang M. Fauzi, Citra Utami and Rizky Wahyu Ramadhan in Bambu
Apus on Oct. 2. sparked public anger resulting in Philipus' house
being destroyed by a mob.

A reconstruction of the murder was done in December also under
tight guard of more than 100 police and military servicemen. (29)