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The wanted bullet still at forensic

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The wanted bullet still at forensic

JAKARTA (JP): A forensic team from Cipto Mangunkusumo General
Hospital is still examining a bullet found in the corpse of Yap
Yun Hap, a student protester who was killed last week, the team's
leader Budi Sampurna said on Wednesday.

More tests have yet to be conducted before the forensic team
hands the bullet over to the joint police and military
investigation team, Budi said, adding that the forensic team "may
hand over the bullet on Friday evening or next Monday".

He said that the handover will be witnessed by student, police
and military representatives.

Yun Hap, a third year student of the University of Indonesia
(UI), was shot last Friday during a two-day clash between
students and security personnel. Eight people, including Yun Hap
and a police officer, were killed during Friday's violence.

Budi said that only the joint investigation team from the
police and the military have asked for information about the
bullet from the forensic team, while an independent investigation
team led by Hermawan Sulistyo from the National Institute of
Sciences had yet to contact them.

Budi confirmed that the bullet came from .22 caliber fire arm
and not from a hunting rifle. "I even called up the Association
of Indonesian Shooters to confirm that a .22 caliber type fire
arm is not used for hunting," he added.

The police and military headquarters have submitted a request
asking for the bullet, and on Tuesday night their investigation
team went to the forensic office and demanded that the doctors
speed up their ballistic examination, Budi said. (04)

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