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Prosecutors checking Jessica’s revised case dossier
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Jessica Kumala Wongso leaves the interrogation room at the headquarters of the Jakarta Police on Jan. 30. ( kompas.com/Alif Ichwan) )
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he Jakarta Prosecutors’ Office is examining the case dossier of Jessica Kumala Wongso, the sole suspect in the premeditated murder of Wayan Mirna Salihin, after the revised document was submitted by police on Friday.
Mirna died soon after drinking iced coffee at a café in Jakarta on Jan. 6. “Prosecutors are examining the dossier now. We have 14 days to examine this dossier,” Waluyo, a spokesman from the Jakarta Prosecutors’ Office, told thejakartpost.com on Tuesday.
Jessica faces a period of imprisonment that exceeds nine years. Based on the law, she can be detained for a maximum of 120 days. The detention period will end in May.
If police cannot provide valid evidence in the dossier, the police should release Jessica, Waluyo said.
Separately, Jessica’s lawyer, Yudi Sukinto, believes that the police do not have strong evidence to prove that Jessica murdered Mirna.
From Circuit Closed Television (CCTV) records, Jessica does not appear to put the cyanide in Mirna’s coffee. Jessica is only busy with her mobile phone, Yudi said.
Yudi also expressed regret that the police did not investigate Jessica transparently. For example, the police did not allow Jessica’s lawyers to see the interrogation report even though the lawyers requested it.
Jessica has suffered pains in her chest because of depression, Yudi said. “If the police can’t prove Jessica guilty, we will report this whole process as a violation of human rights. We will report it to an international human rights body. Jessica’s liberty has been taken away and the police have detained her without a strong legal basis,” Yudi said. (bbn)
