Susilo to be questioned: Djasrie
Susilo to be questioned: Djasrie
JAKARTA (JP): Military police chief Maj. Gen. Djasrie Marin
said on Thursday that newly appointed Coordinating Minister for
Political, Social and Security Affairs Lt. Gen. (ret) Susilo
Bambang Yudhoyono would be questioned in connection with the
violent attack on the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI)
headquarters on July 27, 1996.
Djasrie, who is also deputy chairman of the joint National
Police-military police investigation team into the incident, said
the minister would be questioned as a witness at military police
headquarters.
"We have secured the President's approval to question the
minister. And, indeed, all Indonesian citizens can be questioned
to make the case clearer," he said, as quoted by Antara.
He said the President also approved the proposal to question
former Jakarta Military commander and current Jakarta governor
Lt. Gen. (ret) Sutiyoso, and former Armed Forces (ABRI) head of
sociopolitical affairs Lt. Gen. (ret) Syarwan Hamid.
The two-star general, however, declined to disclose when
Susilo, who was the city military command's chief of staff when
the incident occurred, would be questioned.
Military and police personnel allegedly involved in the 1996
incident are being questioned by the joint team, led by national
police chief of Detectives Insp. Gen. Chairuddin Ismail. Civilian
suspects are being questioned by police investigators.
The joint investigation team has questioned several high-
ranking military and police officers, including Maj. Gen. Zacky
Anwar Makarim, Maj. Gen. Sudi Silalahi, Maj. Gen. (ret) Suwarno
Adiwidjoyo and Brig. Gen. Basyir Barmawi.
Djasrie has yet to name any military or police officers as
suspects in the case.
The July 1996 raid involved supporters of a PDI splinter
faction, led by Soerjadi and backed by elements in ABRI, taking
over the party's headquarters on Jl. Diponegoro in Central
Jakarta, ousting those loyal to the former PDI leader and now
vice president, Megawati Soekarnoputri.
The raid triggered mast unrest in the city, which left five
dead. Up to 23 others are reportedly still missing.(asa)