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Rachmawati says meetings, cash transfer not evidence of treason
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Racmawati Soekarnoputri's lawyer Yusril Ihza Mahendra (left) speaks to the reporters related to the arrest of his client on treason allegations at the National Police Mobile Brigade in Kelapa Dua, Depok, West Java, on Dec. 2. (Antara/Indrianto Eko Suwarso)
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reason suspect Rachmawati Soekarnoputri, the daughter of the country’s first president Sukarno, has denied the police’s accusation that she had organized meetings in her house with the agenda of committing treason on Dec. 2.
Rachmawati, the founder of the Soekarno Education Foundation (YPS) and organizer of Bung Karno University, said that she held various meetings in her home. She added that lately she often had meetings in her home regarding the plan to develop Bung Karno University.
“Why have the police become suspicious about my meetings? I’m not an unemployed person. I have an education institution that I’m going to develop,” Rachmawati said at her house on Jl. Jati Padang Raya, Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, on Wednesday.
Rachmawati, who initially planned to hold a protest in front of the House of Representatives on Dec. 2, also denied the rumor that she had transferred money to some people to commit treasonous activities.
“My question is, what money transfer? If people plan to hold a demonstration, it is normal to provide them with [payment for] logistics. I’m not conglomerate. If people wanted to commit treason, their money wouldn’t be as limited as mine is,” she said, adding that she had never tried to find a sponsor to fund a treason plot.
Previously, National Police deputy spokesman Sr. Comr. Martinus Sitompul said police investigators had found new evidence of a cash transfer that corroborated their treason allegations against several recently arrested figures.
Police were still investigating aspects of the transaction, including the source of funds and recipients, Martinus said. (dmr)
