Second officer named suspect in Indonesian cop death

The logo of the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) adorns the front of its Jakarta headquarters.- Police/File

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) has charged a low-ranking police officer with premeditated murder in the mysterious death of Brig Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat at the home of then-internal affairs chief Insp Gen Ferdy Sambo last month.

The new suspect is Brig Ricky Rizal, who at the time of the incident was on duty as an aide de camp and chauffeur to Ferdy's wife, according to Bareskrim director for general crimes Brig Gen. Andi Rian Djajadi.