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Police interrogate Engeline's suspected murderer over Rp2b payment
Denpasar Police investigators are interrogating Agustinus âAgusâ Tai Hamdamai, the suspected murderer of Engeline, an 8-year-old girl from Denpasar, Bali, over his reported statement that he was promised a Rp 2 billion (US$150,000) payment for killing the elementary school child
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enpasar Police investigators are interrogating Agustinus 'Agus' Tai Hamdamai, the suspected murderer of Engeline, an 8-year-old girl from Denpasar, Bali, over his reported statement that he was promised a Rp 2 billion (US$150,000) payment for killing the elementary school child.
'We are investigating Agus to see whether he could give us the same information he has conveyed to a House of Representatives member,' said Bali Police chief Insp. Gen.Ronny Sompie as quoted by Antara on Sunday.
On Saturday, a member of the House's Commission III overseeing legal affairs, Akbar Faisal, visited the Denpasar Police headquarters to learn the latest developments from its investigation into Engeline's murder case. The NasDem Party politician also visited the police's detention facility where Agus was being held.
Akbar said Agus told him he was promised Rp 2 billion if he could kill Engeline, who was living with her adoptive mother Margriet Megawe in a house on Jl. Sedap Malam in Denpasar.
'Therefore, we have continued to investigate him [Agus],' said Ronny.
The suspect, who was formerly a domestic worker at Margriet's house, is still being detained at the Denpasar Police headquarters for further investigation.
Agus's lawyer, Haposan Sihombing, who was appointed by the Denpasar Police, said the 25-year-old man from East Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, had not yet told him much.
'He only answered my questions a little. He did not speak too much. Whether this was because I was a police-appointed lawyer so he did not want to be too open, we don't know,' said Haposan.
The Bali Police have named Engeline's adoptive mother, Margriet, as a suspect for allegedly abandoning her child, not for any possible involvement in Engeline's murder.
The police said, however, it was possible that the results of her interrogation could link her to Engeline's murder case.(ebf)
