Suspect in Beng Seng murder freed

Suspect in Beng Seng murder freed

JAKARTA (JP): The City Police have released another man who had earlier been suspected of having a significant role in the 1994 killing of an entertainment businessman, Darmansyah Sujadi alias Nyo Beng Seng.

A senior police officer, who requested anonymity, confirmed the release of Eng San, who had been in police custody for more than 50 days.

"He was released on Friday, as we could not find any evidence for his role in the murder," the officer said yesterday.

"Moreover, the dossiers about the case that we completed were returned by the prosecutors' office due to lack of material evidence," he said.

However Eng San's lawyer has given his guarantee that his client will appear at the police office if he is requested to do so, the officer said.

Eng San and another man identified as Apiu, were nabbed last Dec.15. Apiu is still under police detention.

Two other suspects were arrested in December but also released due to lack of evidence.

Two other men, Agiono and Atok, were sentenced to 20 and 15 years respectively for stabbing Beng Seng, who was also known as a contact person for Indonesians who wanted to go gambling overseas. (bsr)