Tommy's lawyer released

Tommy's lawyer released

JAKARTA: The police finally released Elza Syarief, the lawyer
for Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, on Thursday afternoon after
spending one month in the city police headquarter's detention
cell.

Elza was arrested on May 6 on charges of bribing witnesses in
Tommy's case to lie before the court.

Police spokesman Anton Bachrul Alam said that the police
granted her request to delay her detention because her dossier
had been completed.

"She also promised not to escape, not to repeat the offense,
not to destroy the evidence and not to impede the legal process.
She is also ready to be summoned at any time," Anton said.

Clad in black attire, Elza, who looked excited, told reporters
how grateful she was to be granted a delay of her detention.--JP