Second officer named in brutality case

Second officer named in brutality case

YOGYAKARTA: A second policeman, Soleh, was named a suspect by the Yogyakarta Police in the torture of Aan Yulianto, who died in the hospital after being questioned by police over his suspected involvement in a brawl between police officers and a group of youths last week.

Yogyakarta Police's chief of internal affairs, Adj. Sr. Comr. Pudjijono E.S., told reporters on Thursday evening that Soleh had admitted his involvement in torturing Aan.

"The suspect confessed that he kicked Aan, who was in our custody. We have two suspects now, but our investigation will not finish here," Pudjijono said.

Soleh is the second officer to be named a suspect in the case, after the police announced on Wednesday that Heri Subagyo was the first suspect.

The 19-year-old Aan was one of five witnesses taken to the provincial police headquarters for questioning over a brawl on Jl. Magelang last week, in which a member of the police's Mobile Brigade, Totok Sugiyarto, was stabbed by an unknown assailant. --JP