Family seeks clarifications
Friday • April 10, 2009
Teo Xuanwei
THE family of David Widjaja, the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) student who fell to his death on campus last month after allegedly stabbing his lecturer, is in Singapore to seek clarification from the authorities on several matters.
William, David’s elder brother, told 938Live they want to meet the police, NTU president Su Guaning, Associate Professor Chan Kap Luk — the victim in the alleged attack — and those they believe have information on the case. He and his parents were spotted at the Indonesian Embassy on Wednesday afternoon.
The family have queries about David’s autopsy report released on April 2.
Said Mr William Widjaja: “The police gave it to NTU, not the Indonesian Embassy. That’s strange because it should have been released to the embassy to be legalised first, before the autopsy report could be given to the family.”
When contacted, a police spokesman told Today the family had authorised the university to collect the report on April 2. It was sent to the family in Indonesia the following morning.
The spokesman said the case has been fixed for further court mention on April 17 and the family will be kept updated.
“The family has yet to contact us but should they want to meet up with the police, they can contact us directly or through the embassy.”
NTU told Today that the family had requested, through the Indonesian Embassy on Wednesday afternoon, to meet Dr Su for an update.
Unable to reschedule Dr Su’s appointments due to the short notice, NTU suggested the parents meet with the university’s senior associate Provost — in charge of undergraduate education — that evening instead.
But the family could only meet yesterday, said NTU, and so a meeting was scheduled but they did not turn up.
Meanwhile, the police highlighted errors in an April 1 report in the Jakarta Globe. The family claimed a police officer had told them David, 21, had no cuts on his wrists. No such comments were made, said the spokesman.
“It is unhelpful for uninvolved parties including the media to speculate on the circumstances or cause of death, or comment on how the case is being handled,” he said. “The police will be thorough in its investigations to establish what actually happened”.
Mr Widjaja said the family will hold a news conference in Singapore in a few days.
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