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Tuesday, May 29 2012, 02:11 AM

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Police identify attackers of anti-graft activist

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Tama S. Langkun: (JP)Tama S. Langkun: (JP)The National Police have said they had identified the identity of anti-graft activist attackers and they are still collecting evidences to arrest those criminals.

Usman Hamid of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) said National Police Chief Bambang Hendarso Danuri had updated the police investigation into the assault on Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) researcher Tama Satya Lankun to a group of activists who met him on Monday.

"Police know the identity of the attackers, but they could not publish the names yet," he said as quoted by kompas.com after the meeting.

ICW coordinator Danang Widoyoko, Hendardi, Bambang Widodo Umar, Asmara Nababan were also present in the meeting.

Bambang told the activists that the attack on Tama was not an ordinary crime, Usman added.