Death of Police Officer Sukardi Premeditated

Jakarta (Antara) - The death of Second Adjunct Inspector Sukardi on Tuesday was premeditated, said head of public relations division of the National Police Headquarters Inspector General Rommy F Sompie. "So, we will refer to the article on premeditated murder," he added on Thursday. He mentioned that the police will refer to Article 340 of the criminal code on premeditated murder and Article 338 on murder. Meanwhile, to deal with the loss of Sukardi's gun in the incident, the police will refer to the fourth paragraph of Article 365 of the criminal code on theft with violence against suspects, he said. He mentioned that the police came to his decision after looking at the evidence collected by investigators and the autopsy results. He added that the suspects ambushed the victim while he was escorting a convoy of trucks carrying construction materials. Then, they shot the victim and took his gun. "They must have done careful planning to have executed the crime," he said. Although the case is still categorised as a criminal incident, the police, however, is not eliminating the possibility of terrorism. "We will know the truth after the perpetrators are caught," he noted. Second Adjunct Inspector Sukardi is survived by his wife, Tirta Sari (44), and three children - Dita Kardina Putri (19), Devi Novita (16), and M Adi Wibowo (8). (*)