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News Focus: SUSNO THREATENS TO UNVEIL BIGGER JUDICIAL MAFIA CASES By Eliswan Azly
Jakarta, May 12(ANTARA) - Former national police chief detective Commissioner General Susno Duaji has promised to unveil a wider judicial mafia ring than the one involving rogue tax official Gayus Tambunan even though he is now a prisoner at the police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) detention center.
"Mr Susno has valid data on a wider judicial mafia network and he intends to expose it to the public," one of Susno's lawyers, Ari Yusuf Amir, said here on Wednesday.
Susno Duaji who was the whistle-blower on the Gayus Tambunan tax scandal which also implicated a number of police officers is under arrest at the Brimob detention center after being named a suspect in an alleged bribery case over an arowana fish breeding project in Pekanbaru, Riau province, in 2008.
Even so, he remains committed to unveiling corruption-related judicial mafia practices of a wider scale.
Police investigators based their decision to detain Susno on the testimonies of such people as Sjahril Djohan, Haposan Hutagalung, and Adjunct Senior Commissioner Syamsu Rizal.
Sjahril Djohan and Haposan Hutagalung had previously been arrested for their alleged involvement in the Gayus Tambunan case.
Henry Yosodiningrat, a member of Susno Duadji's lawyers' team, said they would file a pre-trial lawsuit against the police for detaining their client as the action was illegal.
"We have prepared the lawsuits that will be registered at the South Jakarta court on Wednesday," he said.
The police questioned Susno about the arowana fish farm case because it might have involved Haposan Hutagalung and Sjahril Djohan. The latter was also allegedly involved in the Gayus Tambunan case.
Another member of Susno's lawyers' team, Moh Asegaf, said the detention was a trap for his client, as the reason used by the police to do it was illogical.
Filing a pre-trial lawsuit against the police over the decision to detain his client was the best way to put the implementation of law on the right track.
Assegaf said that on Monday evening police investigators had not yet notified him of the reasons for Susno's detention.
Susno should not be detained because he was unlikely to escape or conceal evidence, he said.
In the meantime, Susno Duaji had said he would refuse to talk during further questioning if police did not explain the reason for his detention, according Ari Yusuf Amir, yet another member of Susno's lawyers' team.
The lawyer said his client would remain mum when questioned if the investigators failed to explain the reason behind his detention.
Ari said Susno's team of lawyers came to the National Police Headquarters on Tuesday after receiving information from the investigators that their client would be questioned as a suspect in an alleged bribery case.
"Pak (Mr) Susno will remain tight-lipped until there is an explanation from the investigators about the reason behind his arrest, because a suspect has the right to remain silent when being questioned," Ari said.
According to him, Susno's team of lawyers would also refuse to give any explanation or information to the police investigators.
"A suspect has the right to get an explanation from investigators why he or she has been named a suspect," Ari said.
Susno has been in police custody since Monday evening as a suspect in an alleged bribery case.
National Police spokesman Inspector General Edward Aritonang said on Monday that Susno was named a suspect and detained after being questioned as a witness.
He said after evaluating his statements and those of other witnesses, investigators decided to name Susno a suspect.
As a suspect, Susno could not go home but had to be ready for 24 hours to undergo interrogation at the National Police headquarters.
Aritonang said it was during further questioning that the police would determine if Susno needed to remain in detention or not.
He said Susno would stay at the headquarters pending the results of an evaluation of the results of his questioning by the investigators.
Earlier, Chief Criminal Investigator Comr. Gen. Ito Sumardi said that police independent investigators had the authority to change Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji's status from witness to suspect and to detain him.
"There is a rule which stipulates that the team of independent investigators has the full right to carry out investigation, including naming Pak (Mr) Susno a suspect and detain him," Ito said.
The Arwana case occurred when Susno was chief of the National Police Headquarters' Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) in 2008. The case involved Indonesian and Singaporean businessmen in Pekanbaru, Riau province.
(T. E002/A/HAJM/A/E002)
"Mr Susno has valid data on a wider judicial mafia network and he intends to expose it to the public," one of Susno's lawyers, Ari Yusuf Amir, said here on Wednesday.
Susno Duaji who was the whistle-blower on the Gayus Tambunan tax scandal which also implicated a number of police officers is under arrest at the Brimob detention center after being named a suspect in an alleged bribery case over an arowana fish breeding project in Pekanbaru, Riau province, in 2008.
Even so, he remains committed to unveiling corruption-related judicial mafia practices of a wider scale.
Police investigators based their decision to detain Susno on the testimonies of such people as Sjahril Djohan, Haposan Hutagalung, and Adjunct Senior Commissioner Syamsu Rizal.
Sjahril Djohan and Haposan Hutagalung had previously been arrested for their alleged involvement in the Gayus Tambunan case.
Henry Yosodiningrat, a member of Susno Duadji's lawyers' team, said they would file a pre-trial lawsuit against the police for detaining their client as the action was illegal.
"We have prepared the lawsuits that will be registered at the South Jakarta court on Wednesday," he said.
The police questioned Susno about the arowana fish farm case because it might have involved Haposan Hutagalung and Sjahril Djohan. The latter was also allegedly involved in the Gayus Tambunan case.
Another member of Susno's lawyers' team, Moh Asegaf, said the detention was a trap for his client, as the reason used by the police to do it was illogical.
Filing a pre-trial lawsuit against the police over the decision to detain his client was the best way to put the implementation of law on the right track.
Assegaf said that on Monday evening police investigators had not yet notified him of the reasons for Susno's detention.
Susno should not be detained because he was unlikely to escape or conceal evidence, he said.
In the meantime, Susno Duaji had said he would refuse to talk during further questioning if police did not explain the reason for his detention, according Ari Yusuf Amir, yet another member of Susno's lawyers' team.
The lawyer said his client would remain mum when questioned if the investigators failed to explain the reason behind his detention.
Ari said Susno's team of lawyers came to the National Police Headquarters on Tuesday after receiving information from the investigators that their client would be questioned as a suspect in an alleged bribery case.
"Pak (Mr) Susno will remain tight-lipped until there is an explanation from the investigators about the reason behind his arrest, because a suspect has the right to remain silent when being questioned," Ari said.
According to him, Susno's team of lawyers would also refuse to give any explanation or information to the police investigators.
"A suspect has the right to get an explanation from investigators why he or she has been named a suspect," Ari said.
Susno has been in police custody since Monday evening as a suspect in an alleged bribery case.
National Police spokesman Inspector General Edward Aritonang said on Monday that Susno was named a suspect and detained after being questioned as a witness.
He said after evaluating his statements and those of other witnesses, investigators decided to name Susno a suspect.
As a suspect, Susno could not go home but had to be ready for 24 hours to undergo interrogation at the National Police headquarters.
Aritonang said it was during further questioning that the police would determine if Susno needed to remain in detention or not.
He said Susno would stay at the headquarters pending the results of an evaluation of the results of his questioning by the investigators.
Earlier, Chief Criminal Investigator Comr. Gen. Ito Sumardi said that police independent investigators had the authority to change Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji's status from witness to suspect and to detain him.
"There is a rule which stipulates that the team of independent investigators has the full right to carry out investigation, including naming Pak (Mr) Susno a suspect and detain him," Ito said.
The Arwana case occurred when Susno was chief of the National Police Headquarters' Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) in 2008. The case involved Indonesian and Singaporean businessmen in Pekanbaru, Riau province.
(T. E002/A/HAJM/A/E002)
