Witness files lawsuit against police

Wed, 17 Apr 2002, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: A witness in the Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra's
trial, who is being detained by city police for allegedly
receiving a Rp 2 million bribe to commit perjury in court, has
sued the police.

Rahmat Hidayat, a former security guard of Soeharto family's
Apartment Cemara in Menteng, Central Jakarta, claimed that he was
wrongfully arrested by the police.

Tommy is tried for illegal possessions of firearms and
ammunition found in Cemara Apartment and in a house in Pondok
Indah, South Jakarta, as well as the murder of Supreme Court
Justice Syafiuddin Kartasasmita and the flight of justice.

City Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Anton Bachrul Alam said on
Tuesday that Rahmat's lawyer Nudirman Munir accused the police of
violating legal procedures during Rahmat's arrest.

"We welcome this lawsuit. We will also keep on investigating
the bribery case," Anton told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.

According to the police, Rahmat had admitted to have received
money from Tommy's lawyers to lie in court. -- JP

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