Police Committed to Defending Kim Jong-nam Killer Siti Aisyah
31 March 2017 10:16 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Police have expressed their commitment to defending Siti Aisyah, one of the alleged killer of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean President Kim Jong-un. “Under Indonesian laws, every Indonesian citizen who commits a crime abroad will be defended by the government,” Police International Relations Division director Insp. Gen. HS Maltha at the Police Headquarters said on Thursday, March 30, 2017.
Police will, among others, work closely with the Foreign Ministry to coordinate with Indonesian envoys in Malaysia, Martha said.
“We have recently sent Pak Krishna there. Pak Puji has just returned to communicate and coordinate the defense,” he said. Sr. Comr. Krishna Murti is current director of capacity building at the International Mission Bureau for Police International Relations Division, whereas Sr. Comr. Puji Sarwono serves as Police International Crime Division director.
The two-star general said that the National Police, the Foreign Ministry and other agencies have earlier launched an investigation into Aisyah’s involvement in Kim Jong-nam assassination. The investigation will have a bearing on the legal assistance for Siti Aisyah.
The best thing that can be done by the government so far to help Aisyah is to provide legal assistance, Maltha said. “We cannot enter the area and disturb the legal [process] of the country,” he said.
Based on the investigation, Police believe that Aisyah is not a North Korean agent. “She still believes that it’s just a prank, just for laugh,” Maltha said.
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