Indonesia commutes top cop's death sentence for murder to life in prison

Ferdy Sambo, a two-star general and former head of internal affairs for the national police, was sentenced to death in February. - Reuters

JAKARTA (AFP): A senior police official sentenced to death for murdering his bodyguard has had his punishment commuted to life in prison by Indonesia's Supreme Court, an official said Tuesday (Aug 8).

Ferdy Sambo, a two-star general and former head of internal affairs for the national police, was named as a suspect after his bodyguard was found dead at Sambo's home in July last year, in a killing police were initially accused of covering up.