Heru Andriyanto – The Attorney General's Office has received a copy of the Supreme Court ruling that upheld the acquittal of former top intelligence official Muchdi Purwoprandjono, who had been accused of ordering the murder of prominent rights activist Munir Said Thalib in 2004.

"We received the copy of the verdict about five days ago and prosecutors are currently examining the document," Abdul Hakim Ritonga, the AGO deputy for general crimes, said on Friday.

Ritonga said the prosecution team in the case would soon conclude the examination and make the final decision with Attorney General Hendarman Supandji.

Muchdi was charged with masterminding the killing of Munir but a district court acquitted him last December.

The prosecutor lodged an appeal against the acquittal on the grounds that the judges ignored some evidence and testimonies and that the acquittal was "conditional" so it could be challenged.

The top court overturned the appeal in June because prosecutors could not prove their claims.

AGO spokesman Jasman Panjaitan said earlier that the agency would challenge the latest ruling through a case review, which legally requires new evidence.

"But if we can find overlapping interpretations of the law by the judges or a compelling national interest in the case, we can also request a case review," said Jasman.

Munir died of arsenic poisoning in an Amsterdam-bound flight on Sept. 7, 2004 aboard a Garuda Indonesia plane.

Former Garuda pilot Pollycarpus Priyanto was sentenced to 20 years in jail for slipping a fatal dose of arsenic in Munir's drink and former Garuda president Indra Setiawan and flight attendant Rohainil Aini were each sentenced to one year in jail for being accessories to the crime.