Badriah, Jakarta – National Police Chief General Sutanto is still unwilling to name the new suspect in the Munir case. This is despite the fact that last week national police headquarters promised it would announce the name.

Sutanto appeared willing only to hint that among the new suspects there would be names that have been the subject of public conjecture. “Among them are [names] that up until now have been guessed at by friends”, said Sutanto before meeting with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday April 9.

When journalists mentioned the name of the former deputy head of the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) Muchdi Purwoprajoyo, Sutanto only laughed. “He he he... I can also get journalists all excited”.

Some legislators have said that they believe that the national police are not being serious about handing the murder of the human rights activists and that if they are unwilling to reveal the name of the new suspect it will only cause doubts among the public.

Sutanto however responded to these accusations light heatedly, “Yeah, it doesn’t matter if they don’t think we’re serious”.

[Translated by James Balowski.]