The Grand Master’s Defense

MUCHDI Purwoprandjono’s interrogation is over. Currently in custody along with people charged with corruption, the suspect in the Munir murder case is now awaiting trial. Investigators looked into the work habits at the State Intelligence Agency (BIN), including evidence of a link between Muchdi and Pollycarpus, whose cellphone number was listed in a computer file of agents. However, when grilled by investigators, Muchdi denied all the charges and often answered “I don’t recall.”

July 1, 2008

AT the interrogation room at the police’s Mobile Brigade Command Headquarters in Kelapadua, Depok, Muchdi Purwoprandjono was enduring a trial of sorts, on Monday last week. This former Deputy V for Support Operations at the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) and a retired army major-general was accompanied by his lawyers, Muhammad Ali, Ahmad Kholid, Luthfi Hakim, and Zaenal Maarif.

They were facing investigators who were seated across from them a

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