The Indonesian government will not interfere with the verdict of the Singaporean coroner's court, which is currently hearing the case of an Indonesian student who died at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in March, the Foreign Ministry said Friday.
"We believe the trial was carried out fairly and with transparency," ministry spokesperson Teuku Faizasyah said.
"Indonesians, including David's close friends, testified at the court."
The family of the late David Wijaya, who was studying at Nanyang as part of an ASEAN scholarship, had previously asked President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to ensure the Singapore court conduct a fair investigation of the case.
The court is expected to reach its verdict on July 29.
Faizasyah said the ministry had followed the proceedings and acknowledged David's family had been given the right to put forward their witnesses and be represented by professional lawyers.
"We hope the verdict will be based on facts that emerged during the proceedings," he said.
It was initially alleged that David committed suicide, but his family believes he was murdered and filed a request in April asking the Singaporean coroners court to consider the case as murder. The case will be forwarded to the criminal court if any evidence suggests that he was murdered.
In contrast to the ministry's statement, David's family claim they have received unequal treatment throughout the court proceedings.
They said have tried to find eyewitnesses from the university, but everyone had remained tight-lipped, according to David's father, Hartono Wijaya.
He alleged the court had directed the proceeding into the conclusion that his son had committed suicide, accusing the witnesses presented by the NTU of giving false testimonies.
He suspects the Singaporean government has interfered with the process, saying that his request to retrieve David's laptop, which contains data of his final assignment, was denied by Singaporean authorities.
Only five of 38 witnesses who testified at the court were presented by our family, he added.
"The rest were brought in by the university."
