Jakarta – The trial of Indra Setiawan for conspiracy to murder in the Munir Said Thalib case resumed Tuesday with witnesses from Garuda Indonesia confirming that the deployment of Pollycarpus Priyanto as an aviation security officer was out of the ordinary.

"If a division needs additional staff support, the division head should notify the human resources department and a special committee will be formed to review potential candidates," Garuda former director for strategy and general affairs, Wiradharma B. Oka, told the court.

"But as an executive, I only came to know about Pollycarpus' appointment through a memo that stated his appointment was final even though his candidacy had never been announced."

Former Garuda president director Indra is currently on trial at the Central Jakarta District Court for his alleged involvement in the premeditated murder of Munir.

The charges against him are related to his appointment of Pollycarpus as a security officer and the off-duty pilot's eventual assignment to a security detail on the Garuda flight to the Netherlands on which Munir died.

The trial will continue next Tuesday with another hearing of witnesses from the national carrier. (amr)