Jakarta – State Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief Syamsir Siregar has given his approval for the National Police's questioning of former agency officials in connection with the September 2004 murder of rights activist Munir Said Thalib.

Syamsir said he would leave it to police to question former BIN director for operations Budi Santoso, former assistant to BIN chief Muchdi PR and former deputy BIN chief M. As'ad.

"I have recommended the police take necessary legal actions against them if they have the evidence to start the investigation," Syamsir told detik.com news portal.

He declined to comment on whether the former BIN officials were implicated in the planning of Munir's murder. "I think we should let the police investigate and uncover (the case)."