Tommy not singing behind bars

Tommy not singing behind bars

JAKARTA: National Police Chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said on
Wednesday that convicted murder plotter Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala
Putra had hampered an investigation into the role of police in
his one-year flight from justice.

"Our investigation was hampered because Tommy said that he was
not ready to be questioned regarding the case," Da'i said.

Tommy was last Friday sentenced to 15-years in jail for
conspiring to kill the Supreme Court justice who sentenced him to
18-months in jail for graft.

During Tommy's trial, he told the court that police had helped
him hide during his one-year flight from serving his graft
sentence.

Da'i gave Jakarta Police a one-month deadline on July 1 to
resolve the case and identify the officers involved.

"I have instructed the Jakarta police to pursue the case," the
general said.--JP