Prosecutors named for Munir case

Prosecutors named for Munir case

JAKARTA: The Attorney General's Office has reportedly set up a
team of prosecutors to deal with the murder of top human rights
campaigner Munir.

Based on a letter sent by the Attorney General's Office to the
high prosecutor's office in Jakarta, the team's establishment was
necessary, considering that "in the near future, several people
may be declared suspects in the case".

"Since it is categorized as a high-profile case,
the high prosecutor's office must select a team of prosecutors
who are professional and capable of handling it, beginning from
the preliminary investigation through the prosecution process in
court," said the letter, a copy of which was obtained by The
Jakarta Post on Monday.

Police have so far named only one suspect, Garuda pilot
Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, in the Sept. 7 arsenic poisoning
of Munir aboard a Garuda flight and were developing the
investigation to possibly charge other suspects. --JP