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Police frustrated over Mirna’s murder case
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Jessica Kumala Wongso, a suspect in the murder of Wayan Mirna Salihin, leaves an interrogation room at the Jakarta Police headquarters on Jan. 30 after questioning. ( kompas.com/Alif Ichwan) )
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he police have criticized the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office for rejecting for a third time the case dossier on Jessica Kumala Wongso, who is suspected of murdering Wayan Mirna Salihin.
Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Moechgiyarto called on the prosecutors to accept the final revision of the case dossier to enable the case to go to trial.
“Let the judges decide so that there is legal certainty. We shouldn't be bothered with all these problems,” said Moechgiyarto as reported by kompas.com on Thursday.
Police have 120 days, or until May 28, to prepare the dossier. If prosecutors do not accept the dossier before the deadline, Jessica will be released and the case closed.
The prosecutors said the case dossier had been rejected because the police had failed to provide strong evidence to implicate Jessica in Mirna's death.
Moechgiyarto stressed that the police had done their best to complete the document before submitting it to the prosecutor's office. He argued that based on the law, the police did not need to collect two items of evidence.
“Based on Law No. 8/1981 on the Criminal Law Procedures Code , there is no obligation to collect two pieces of evidence,” he said, countering the prosecutors’ argument that the police had not collected enough evidence.
“If we want to uphold justice, the case should proceed to trial. Let the judges decide,” he said.
Jessica was named a suspect in the murder of Mirna, who died after drinking cyanide-laced coffee at Olivier restaurant at Grand Indonesia, Central Jakarta, on Jan. 6. Jessica shared a table at the restaurant with Mirna and another woman, Hani, at the restaurant. (bbn)
