Imron Rosyid, Jakarta – A number of legislators are urging the police to announce the name of the new suspect in the human rights activist Munir murder case as soon as possible.

The reason is in order to show to the general public that the police are serious about solving the case.

"Don't say about a new suspect if there's no intention of revealing the name soon," said Lukman Hakim Saifuddin, a member of the Law Commission at the House of Representatives (DPR), speaking in Wonosobo yesterday (8/4).

Any delay in announcing this, said Lukman, would instead cause the public to doubt that the police have in fact found a new suspect.

He said that this was because the police only want to show off in order to be regarded as serious by the international community. "This instead shows that the police are being dictated to," said Lukman.

Earlier, the police planned to announce the name of the new suspect in the Munir murder case, however, the timing of the announcement to the public has not yet been confirmed.

According to Insp. Gen. Sisno Adiwinoto, Head of Public Relations at the National Police (Polri) headquarters, the new suspect's identity is not for public consumption until the investigation is over.

The Munir case has already been on the discussion agenda of the United Nations Human Rights Council. At the end of March, Philip Alston reported about progress in the Munir case to the organization.

According to Usman Hamid, coordinator of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) coalition for Munir solidarity, Philip Alston reported his regret that information had not yet been clarified by investigators.

This is despite the Fact-Finding Team (TPF) for the Munir case having recommended that clarification be made.