'Prosecutors not involved in suspect's escape: Police
<p>'Prosecutors not involved in suspect's escape: Police</p><p>Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Makbul Padmanagara announced on
Wednesday that the police had exonerated three prosecutors after
an investigation into their suspected involvement in the foiled
escape attempt of murder suspect Gunawan Santosa.</p><p>"The North Jakarta prosecutors have been found not to have
been involved in the escape attempt," he said.</p><p>Previously, the city police declared the three as suspects for
dereliction of duty when escorting Gunawan on March 30 on the way
from Salemba prison to the North Jakarta District Court, where he
was standing trial for the murder of PT Arena Sarana Bakti boss
Boedyharto Angsono, who was also his former father-in-law.</p><p>Later during the press conference, Makbul said the police had
declared three other people as suspects in the escape attempt --
Yoris and Mamat, inmates of the penitentiary, and Yudi, an ex-
convict who was to have arranged Gunawan's flight to freedom if
the escape attempt had succeeded.</p><p>As for the smuggling of the .32 mm caliber Beretta pistol into
the penitentiary, the city police have declared another three
people as suspects -- Harun alias Haris, who illegally sold the
gun for Rp 11 million (US$1,300); Ubay, who acted as the
middlemen between Harun and Gunawan; and Gunawan's mother Mulyati
Santosa, who helped Gunawan smuggle the pistol inside a speaker.</p><p>"Gunawan, through an as yet unidentified party, delivered the
loud speaker to his mother's house, saying that the speaker was
out-of-order and he needed to be repaired. His mother later
secreted the pistol inside the speaker," Makbul added.</p><p>He said that he did not know how the speaker could have so
easily been taken in and out of Gunawan's prison cell. -- JP</p>
Wednesday that the police had exonerated three prosecutors after
an investigation into their suspected involvement in the foiled
escape attempt of murder suspect Gunawan Santosa.</p><p>"The North Jakarta prosecutors have been found not to have
been involved in the escape attempt," he said.</p><p>Previously, the city police declared the three as suspects for
dereliction of duty when escorting Gunawan on March 30 on the way
from Salemba prison to the North Jakarta District Court, where he
was standing trial for the murder of PT Arena Sarana Bakti boss
Boedyharto Angsono, who was also his former father-in-law.</p><p>Later during the press conference, Makbul said the police had
declared three other people as suspects in the escape attempt --
Yoris and Mamat, inmates of the penitentiary, and Yudi, an ex-
convict who was to have arranged Gunawan's flight to freedom if
the escape attempt had succeeded.</p><p>As for the smuggling of the .32 mm caliber Beretta pistol into
the penitentiary, the city police have declared another three
people as suspects -- Harun alias Haris, who illegally sold the
gun for Rp 11 million (US$1,300); Ubay, who acted as the
middlemen between Harun and Gunawan; and Gunawan's mother Mulyati
Santosa, who helped Gunawan smuggle the pistol inside a speaker.</p><p>"Gunawan, through an as yet unidentified party, delivered the
loud speaker to his mother's house, saying that the speaker was
out-of-order and he needed to be repaired. His mother later
secreted the pistol inside the speaker," Makbul added.</p><p>He said that he did not know how the speaker could have so
easily been taken in and out of Gunawan's prison cell. -- JP</p>