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The Verification Team in the case of the death of David Widjaja, an Indonesian undergraduate who died in Nanyang Technology University (NTU) of Singapore has established that David had been killed, rather than committed suicide.
The leader of the Verification Team, Iwan Piliang, announced this at the press conference held at Restoran Munik, Jl Matraman Raya, Jakarta Timur, on Monday (13 April 2009). David’s father, Hartono Widjaja, and his wife was present, along with his brother William Hartono.
According to Iwan, the team has done a reconstruction of the events surrounding David’s death. From the reconstruction, the team is confident that David’s death was not due to suicide as alleged by NTU. The autopsy that David’s family received indicated 36 gaping wounds, of which 14 were from stab wounds.
“In general, the injury is at the hands. The rest were bruises, including the neck region and internally,” Iwan explained.
The team, along with the family and correspondent, have also visited Singapore. The team had wanted to meet with the NTU officials, but were not entertained. A similar request to meet Professor Chan Kap
Luck, who was reported to have been wounded by David before he died, was also declined.
Meanwhile, the leader of Komnas Anak, Seto Mulyadi, and Bung Tomo of Bambang Sulistomo also voiced their support for a thorough investigation to provide satisfactory closure to this case. According
to Seto Mulyadi, David was an Indonesian asset whose efforts in winning the Mathematics Olympiad should be appreciated by the government.
“The Education and National Ministers should have given the family legal help, including financing for a lawyer. But nobody has bothered so far; POLRI (Indonesian Police), Depdiknas (Education Ministry) and
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should be actively involved and aiding the family, since it concerns the sovereignty of the country,” he added.
Original article:
Jakarta - Tim Verifikasi Kasus Kematian David Widjaja, mahasiswa RI yang tewas Nanyang Technology University (NTU), Singapura meyakini David dibunuh bukan bunuh diri.Dari hasil otopsi, di tubuh David ditemukan 36 luka tusukan.
Demikian disampaikan Ketua Tim Verifikasi Kasus Kematian David, Iwan Piliang, dalam jumpa persnya di Restoran Munik, Jl Matraman Raya, Jakarta Timur, Senin (13/4/2009). Orang tua David, Hartono Widjaja dan istri, serta kakaknya, Wiliam Hartono ikut hadir dalam jumpa pers tersebut.
Menurut Iwan, tim verifikasi ini sudah melakukan rekonstruksi kematian David. Hasil rekonstruksi, tim meyakini David tewas dibunuh bukan bunuh diri seperti dinyatakan oleh NTU. Dari hasil otopsi yang diterima keluarga, di tubuh David terdapat 36 tusukan, 14 di antaranya luka oleh pisau.
“Umumnya luka berada di bagian tangan. Sisanya, luka memar, termasuk di bagian leher dan luka dalam,” jelas Iwan
Tim bersama keluarga dan wartawan juga bertandang ke Singapura. Kunjungan tim ini untuk bertemu dengan pihak NTU, namun tidak diberi waktu. Penolakan tidak hanya oleh pihak NTU, tapi juga dari Profesor Chan Kap Luk. profesor yang diberitakan ditusuk oleh David sebelum mahasiswa ini meninggal.
Sementara itu, dukungan atas pengungkapan kasus tewasnya David Hartono ini juga mendapatkan dukungan dari Ketua Komnas Anak, Seto Mulyadi dan putra pahlawan Bung Tomo, Bambang Sulistomo. Kak Seto, panggilan akrab Seto Mulyadi menyatakan, David yang pernah menjadi juara Olimpiade Matematika merupakan aset bangsa Indonesia, seharusnya usahanya dihargai pemerintah.
“Sudah seharusnya Menteri Pendidikan dan Nasional turun tangan dan memberikan bantuan hukum, termasuk membantu pendanaan lawyer. Tapi ini semua pihak terkesan lepas tangan, Polri, Depdiknas dan Presiden SBY harus turun tangan, karena ini menjadi persoalan bangsa,” imbuhnya.
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what on earth is the mystery relating the deaths from the lab??? maybe we never ever get to know. unless rise from grave tell us
Why so slow? They need to do a detailed investigation and go thru several countercheck to make sure that the final verdict is accurate.
The SPF is not here just to entertain you guys only. They have other cases on hand.
51) hdb estate holder: You need my service?
To Sonny: I understand, the thing is even over hit and run, the SPF usually are quick to solve the case and fail to solve the one that is relating to this particular guy from the same lab :) I am just saying if one case is not solved yet, and another one is coming (happened to be from the same lab) people tend to be suspicious that they are related. Let alone when the third one comes up (still from the same lab. I just have to mention the lab… It is just so weird. It is like lighting strikes at the same place thrice). I am not exaggerating. It is just too coincidental. And as for Singapore not safe anymore, you ask those moms why they dont trust Singapore anymore.
#52: The slow means the autopsy. We are not even talking about solving the case yet. Btw, dont get mad, ok? It is just in Indo, it takes 2 days to fully complete the autopsy. So people wonder.
There are no judges in Singapore Zoo and there are no kangaroos in Singapore Court. In fact, SPF is just as impartial as the Singapore Judiciary, just like how Singapore is just as good as China.
Xiong #44,
You said SPF debunked one of the reports by Jarkata Post. Is that report gotta do with the David Widjaja’s case or is it a convenient statistics you use for your cause? The SPF was voted to head the Interpol before the emergence of David Widjaja’s murder. Let’s just see whether SPF will still be the next Interpol head after this episode, shall we?
It is so shocking.
OMG!
My inclination is to listen to both sides.
Keep an open mind.
eh, who dares to vouch that even Interpol is not corrupted? No hard feelings, it’s only BUSINESS
@Sonny #46: No.. I don’t think I said SPF is corrupted. But SPF won’t open the case if there is no request, and no ciriminal lawyer. And you need money to hire the lawyer and to open the case, then they will started to investigate this. They have collected evidences, but did not open the case, yet. The criminal lawyer hired by the family has requested all report, and will have to ask SPF to open this case as criminal case.
@Rudy: This is not a civil suit. You don’t need to hire a lawyer. You just need someone to lodge a police report. Either someone who saw him with 14 stab wounds or the family with the autopsy report (which they claim says he has 14 stab wounds)
die also cannot die in peace…
wow is everything in this world is just concidence???? i am watching eraser at this very second….i sweaar to god
Well, as the matter of fact, you need that lawyer
http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,199005,00.html
It seems, david is still the suspect and the case closed that way. As david has been deceased, the lawyer will conduct the court inquiry in the name of david, and ask for open verdict. If the court deemed that the case is still need further investigation, they will issue an open verdict, and the police will start investigating possibility of David being murdered.
HAHAHAHAHA. End of the day, the lawyer is the one who win. Waste money only.
reportedly zhou zheng wrote a letter; if indeed there’s connection between david and zhou zheng’s deaths, wonder why nobody seems trying to ‘sniff’ what’s written in his letter.
well, yeah.. why does nobody look at that letter? Perhaps it is already in police custody? If that so, it will appears at David’s case.
@65: yeah.. the lawyer is the one who wins. But again, signapore lawyer requires them to do so, otherwise police won’t investigate possibility of CKL as the murder. Because it was reported as David tried to murder CKL, and David has deceased.
Ask your own law then. We have criminal lawyer here, only a persecutor and NOT for hire. But you got one. Go figure.
This scene is like that of busybody spectators at an accident site speculating conspiracy theories most imaginable ever. If takes 2 days to complete investigation and verdict not acceptable, spectators will speculate, “whoa, investigate so fast, no wonder not thorough”. When investigation takes the normal process, spectators say, “why soooo longgg…?”. Typical… If there were a murder suspect, he would have been arrested by now.
To senior citizen: If 2 days compared to 1 month, then that is why it is written soooooooo long. Anyway, whoever murders the other one, we are actually waiting for the conclusion of the case. So if it was indeed David who tried to murder the prof, and the second and third death had nothing to do with the first one, we are only asking the police to be brave enough to say so instead of hanging the case and hoping that we all forget about it. For those who are cynical of us who suspect things and wonder “too much” I think you should look at the police’s work and start be critical toward them instead.
From the bottom of my heart, I hope Singapore can be as safe as it used to, whatever it takes. If it means less immigrants then so be it although almost impossible, and in fact it seems like Singapore is welcoming more and more of them. That’s their way of becoming more competitive. But it is just scary to have so many unsolved cases.
Rudy, help me here, why need lawyer? The case is a murder case and the police is already involved so there is no need for lawyer to push the case right? Even autopsy had been done. What is the purpose of the autopsy if they are not going to go ahead with the case and conclude it?
BTW Rudy, the police didnt allege that David tried to stab the prof. So there is no suspect killer and victim yet.
Yan, Spore still in dire need of immigrants to boos the population as majority of the locals gave birth to less babies and also Indonesia n Malaysia have plenty of talented people. If u look at the Malaysian or Indonesian, some of them also posseseed ministrial talent.
Hi Fellow Citizens;
to have more immigrants is just to generate consumptions for the many shops, available lands/properties and imported goods to sustain the viability of this tiny country.
The Question really is; how long can this pragmatic method sustains the survival of this country ? Singapore has underground train system, overhead highways. Will there be rooftop carparks for flying cars ? When the State hits its’ capacity, saturation sets in and what then ? Survive another thirty years first and then face the later problems when they come ? It seems so to me.
Pragmatic solutions are only short term measures, our leaders have to be wiser than just being practical and self -serving.
patriot
69) Yan, what tokking you? What 2nd and 3rd death? All are unrelated. Chinese grad hung himself. 3rd death was a traffic accident, or did you drive into him? Then it is murder. Since you are still here posting, it must be an accident.
70) Yan – Singapore is not as safe as Indonesia.
Look. These people will not be happy with whatever verdict that Singapore release UNLESS it says David did not injured the prof and did not commit suicide. Their mind is already fixed that David was the victim. They don’t care what ever evidence or whatsoever. They think David is a victim and will not believe in other stuff.
So if any reports or findings claims that David commit suicide, they will surely kpkb say we Singapore cover up.
So why bother with the investigation? None of them will listen to the truth. Just announce that David didn’t stab the prof and fell down accidently. The prof stab himself. CASE CLOSE.
To senior citizen #74 and Nster #76: If only the police is saying it instead of you…
To senior citizen #75: Wow, then I am investing in the wrong country…
Yan: OK, I go tell the police that from the day that David die until now, all the death in Singapore all must have press release to tell everyone that it has nothing related to David.
Happy?
@Yan: Ask singapore’s law. The police didn’t announce anything, because the case is closed, and the verdict is not like what media said. They don’t want to tell lies, but also waiting for the process for it to reopen to continue investigation. You need to persuade the court to open verdict to investigate possibility of David being murdered. And you need criminal lawyer to do that.
@Nster #76: Well, we can say that David IS the victim, because the evidence said so, the scene said so, your own coroner said so, even your police keep silent when confronted with the idea. And… yeah… it seems the prof stabbed himself. ;) Your ironic, could be the real truth
1. prof is lightly injured, while david received 36 wounds at his arm, probably from trying desperately to block prof’s knife, but 14 seems to got through.
2. The prof injured lightly, in stark contrast with David’s body. In fact, so light that he can recover in just 2 days.
3. the knife found at prof’s trail
4. the knife handle has been missing (read: hidden, concealed, perhaps, destroyed).
So, for the prof to get away, he stab himself, then tell everyone that David stabbed him. But it seems that stabbing your own self is painful, so his wound was only a mere scratch. Then he needs to remove the knife’s handle, because the handle does not contain david’s fingerprint, but his instead.
#78: No.. tell the police, that from the day that David die, until now, all the death in NTU’s EEE lab attendants must be explained.
@yan #70) No.. the process is halted, because the other one is deceased, and case closed because it is a suicide case. The police is not involved yet, and can’t continue until the court says that David’s death is unnatural, and was not a suicide, but a murder.
To Nster: I intend to reply your comment but it seems that Rudy (#79) had answered exactly what I had in mind :) Thanks, Rud. Save me time.
What can I say? Kudos to Singapore Coroner’s Office for a complete report.
Dear
Singaporean and Indonesian Community,
Let we evaluate the case with honest and non judgmental emotion.
It is good for NTU, Singapore Goverment and Indonesia Goverment themselves..What the countries we are..why should we hate each other ..save your energy don’t do any symbolization on this case referring to Singaporean and Indonesian..we are friend..just media do they things as what they like it ( just a matter of power, ambition, and profit)
In my opinion this case has been politized by several institution..I tought it is easier to solve the problem by doing an open trial and discussion between both authorities..an openess is a very important solution for the clarity and speedness for solving this case ..it is a very fast solution..
This case is a mirror and and a tip of an ice berg of disharmonization between us Singaporean and Indonesian…so don’t let it happened my friends…we are friends each others…
Thus, save your energy Singaporean and Indonesian Community
Yusrizal Abubakar
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#Yusrizal – you are out of context.
Getting to the bottom of truth where a death is involved is a very serious matter. There must be justice, truth and facts must be established. For David parent, they are heart-broken and deserve to know the truth. If the coroner report factly said David had 14 knife wounds and some slashes, it is important for police to dig deeper. Also there are allegation made on linked death, such allegation cannot go unaccounted; perhaps authorities here does not wish to deal with speculators ; unless the family of David willing surrender acopy of the coroner’s report and allow TOC to publish it before we comment further. The FACTs first
Oh my, a verification team led by a blogger. Well done, TOC.