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Police question five more witnesses in probe of alleged anti-gov't plot

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Jakarta – Police have continued their investigation into an alleged plot against the government by questioning five more witnesses on Wednesday (18/01), an official said.

"There are some we have summoned for today. Five witnesses," said Sr. Comr. Raden Prabowo Argo Yuwono, of the Jakarta Police. The police have again summoned economic and political observer Ichsanuddin Noorsy as a witness.

"We have yet to complete his statement, so we will summon him again. All these questioning sessions are related to evidence we found at UBK [Bung Karno University] and other locations [ahead of the Dec. 2 mass rally, which was to be used to plot against the government]," Argo said.

Investigators have examined the statements of nine witnesses on Tuesday, including M.S. Kaban and Rachmawati Sukarnoputri, the daughter of former President Sukarno. Rachmawati was questioned at her home, as she was ill at that time.

"Everything is related to the meeting [where the alleged plot was discussed], and about who else was present there. We would like to know what type of information was conveyed there, and we question everyone who was present," Argo said.

He added that suspect Sri Bintang Pamungkas's case file has already been submitted to the prosecution. "There are two others that are ready to be forwarded [to prosecutors]," Argo said.

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