Witnesses in Novel Case to be Cross-Examined after Eid Holidays
28 June 2017 11:58 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Jakarta Metro Police will cross-examine the witnesses over an acid attack against the KPK senior investigator Novel Baswedan after Eid Holidays. Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Raden Prabowo Argo Yuwono said thereafter they will question Novel in Singapore.
Argo added that the witnesses to be summoned are those claiming to see the acid attacker. The result will then be taken to be confirmed by Novel.
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On Novel Baswedan’s statement on the alleged involvement of a top police officer in this case, Argo said that the investigators have yet to find the alleged involvement.
Earlier, Jakarta Metro Police have been focusing on re-interrogating a key witness over the acid attack against Novel Baswedan. The witness is Novel’s neighbor claiming to see the perpetrators.
Moreover, the police have questioned 56 witnesses in Novel Baswedan case. The police strongly believed that four of the witnesses were the perpetrators before releasing them as they had strong alibis.
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