CASE BROKERING MASTERMIND IN POLICE FORCE WAS 'SJ': SUSNO

Jakarta, April 8 (ANTARA) - Former National Police chief detective Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji said the "Mr X" behind case brokering practices in the police was a man with the initials "SJ".

Chairman of the House Commission III on legal affairs Benny K Harman said at the House of Representatives here on Thursday that Susno made the statement at a closed-door meeting with the House Commission III.

"SJ is not a police officer but was close to a three-star police general who is known by his initials as "MP", Benny K Harman told the press after the hearing with Susno.

Meanwhile, Commission III member Ahmad Yani said SJ played a leading role in a case brokerage network and this was known to lawyer circles.

"This has been public knowledge within defense counsel circles for some time," Yani, a legislator of the United Development Party (PPP) party faction, said.

Another Commission III member, Martin Hutabarat of the Gerindra faction, said SJ was a former diplomat who had a close relationship with a three-star police general.

He said because of his closeness to the police general SJ had great influence in the police force and was once able to have a police officer dismissed from the force.

"I just cannot understand why it was so difficult to fight the case brokering mafia while it actually existed within the police force," he said.