Chief Minister Says Teams Still Investigating Cebongan Case

Nusa Dua, Bali, April 1 (ANTARA) - Chief Security Minister Djoko Suyanto said that a joint military (TNI) and police team was still investigating the case of killings at a penitentiary in Cebongan, Sleman, Yogyakarta, recently. He he said after opening an Indonesia Broadcasting Commission (KPI) national coordination meeting here on Monday that no deadline had been set, adding it would take time to investigate the case. He said the investigation of the case of killings of four detainees at the penitentiary was fully referred to the team that has been set up by army chief of staff General Pramono Edhie Wibowo and the police. "We hope it would produce maximum results so that the case could be unveiled and the perpetrators were found," Djoko Suyanto who is a former defense forces commander said. He appealed to those who knew about the brutal acts at the penitentiary to inform the authorities so that the case could be immediately unveiled. He said people must not hesitate or be afraid to come forward and give any information they have because they will be protected by the Witness and Victims Protection Institute (LPSK). He said the establishment of the special team showed that the government was serious to unveil the case. A group of 17 armed and masked men raided the penitentiary and killed four detainees the police had put there after catching them for allegedly being involved in a fight at Hugo Cafe`s before that led to the death of a member of an army`s Kopassus special force.