BANTUL — 1996 · Unsolved Case
The Murder of Journalist Udin
Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin, known as Udin, a reporter for the Yogyakarta daily Bernas, had spent the months before his death reporting on alleged corruption in Bantul Regency, notably claims that the regent had paid a bribe to keep his post. On 13 August 1996 he was attacked by two men outside his home in Bantul, and he died three days later, on 16 August, without regaining consciousness. Police presented the killing as a personal matter of jealousy and arrested a driver, but the evidence was weak and the defendant was acquitted in 1997. A police officer who destroyed evidence was convicted. The real culprits were never found, and the case passed the statute of limitations in 2014.
- Date
- 1996
- Place
- Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Bantul, ID
- Category
- Unsolved Case
- Case Status
- Unsolved
- Coordinates
- -7.8950, 110.3550 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 13 August 1996Udin was attacked outside his home in Bantul.
- 16 August 1996Udin died in hospital.
- 27 November 1997The suspect arrested by police was acquitted.
- 2014The case passed the 18-year statute of limitations.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Murder of Udin en.wikipedia.org ↗
- Kompas — MA: Kasus Pembunuhan Udin "Bernas" Tak Kedaluwarsa, tetapi... nasional.kompas.com ↗
- Wikipedia
- Kompas
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