Jakarta, ID
Tuesday, May 29 2012, 05:01 AM

National

10 former police chiefs to testify in Susno trial

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Ten former West Java district police chiefs will testify in the graft trial of former National Police chief detective Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji at the South Jakarta District Court today.

The hearing was rescheduled for today after the 10 witnesses failed to show up last week.

Muhammad Yusuf, the head of the South Jakarta District Court, said the witnesses are Adj. Sr. Comr. Adityawarman (former Sukabumi district police chief), Adj. Sr. Comr. Aries Syarif Hidayat (Tasikmalaya), Adj. Comr. Erwin Faisal (Sumedang), Adj. Sr. Comr. Edi Mustofa (Cirebon), Adj. Sr. Comr. Syamsudin Djanieb (Indramayu), Adj. Sr. Comr. Tomex Kurniawan (Bogor),  Adj. Sr. Comr. Sugiono (Subang), Adj. Sr. Comr. Guntur Gafar (Kabupaten Sukabumi), Adj. Sr. Comr. Eko Budi Sampurno (Cimahi), dan Adj. Sr. Comr. Bambang Kristiono (Karawang).

Susno was charged with embezzling Rp 8.3 billion (US$930,000) from a Rp 27.7 billion police security fund allocated for the governor’s election when he was West Java Police chief in 2008.