Munir murder case witness dies

Raymond “Ongen” J Latuihamallo, a key witness in the case of slain human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, died of a heart attack on Wednesday. He was 56 years old.
“He suddenly collapsed while on his way home,” Ongen’s wife, Eta Latuihamallo, told reporters at the Gatot Subroto Army Hospital on Thursday.
She said that she, Ongen and their daughter, were on their way home from Mangga Dua, North Jakarta, when he suddenly lost control of the car near Blok M. “He tried to pull the hand brake twice,” she said.
Eta asked for help from local residents who then rushed Ongen to Pertamina Central Hospital.
“It was too late,” Eta said, as reported by kompas.com.
Munir was poisoned on Sept. 7, 2004, while en route to Amsterdam from Jakarta.
Ongen was seen talking to Munir and Garuda pilot Pollycarpus Priyanto at a coffee shop in Singapore’s Changi Airport before the flight. Pollycarpus, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison, has denied that he met Munir at the coffee shop.  

Source : The Jakarta Post