Students saw Widjaja jump

May 25, 2009

NTU STUDENT WHO FELL TO HIS DEATH

Students saw Widjaja jump

By Sujin Thomas
		Mr Lin-Zhenxing (left), also a final year student of the School of Electrical and Electronic Enginneering, was waiting for the lift on the 4th floor of the Research Techno Plaza when he saw Widjaja. -- ST PHOTO: WONG WAI CHOW

A FELLOW student witnessed a bloodied Nanyang Technological University (NTU) David Hartanto Widjaja jump off the roof of a link-bridge and captured the final moments on his mobile phone, a coroner's court heard on Monday.

Mr Lin-Zhenxing, also a final year student of the School of Electrical and Electronic Enginneering, was waiting for the lift on the 4th floor of the Research Techno Plaza, with a project mate at about 10.30 am on March 2 when he saw Widjaja, 21, on top of the glass roof of a bridge linking the school and the techno building.

In his eight-second video footage which was tendered in court, the 'shaky and slightly grainy' footage showed a person who 'appears' to be the Indonesian student sitting on the bridge roof. His right arm and legs were oozing blood, and his shorts and front of his Tee-shirt were blood-soaked.

The video clip showed him looking down, then towards his right. Mr Lin stopped recording after eight seconds as he needed the mobile phone to call the campus security guard. When he was about to end the call, he saw Widjaja jump four floors down.

The filmlet was extracted from Mr Lin's cellphone memory card and given to police after the shocking death fall, which occurred shortly after Widjaja allegedly attacked his final year project supervisor Professor Chan Kap Luk, 45, during what was to have been a discussion on the student's work.

Mr Lin also demonstrated how Widjaja pushed himself off the bridge, using a swivel chair in the coroner's court on Monday morning.

Four other students and laboratory staff also took the witness stand on Monday, giving their accounts of how Widjaja clambered onto the roof of the bridge and pushing himself off.

During a break at Monday's inquiry into the student's death, Widjaja's father and brother told The Straits Times that they do not believe that the man in the video clip was Widjaja.

Asked why, they said the footage was not clear and the body shape of the man did not look like Widjaja's. Mr Hartono, Widjaja, 56, said he intends to engage a forensic specialist to look at the video footage.

The inquiry continues.

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Widjaja: Wails, blood, death fall

May 23, 2009

DAY 3 OF THE INQUIRY

Wails, blood, death fall

Witnesses describe events at NTU campus

By Sujin Thomas & Kimberly Spykerman

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TRAINEE engineer Pattarin Kusopalin was in the corridor when she heard 'thunderous wails' for help. The Thai national froze, wondering where the 'terrifying noise' was coming from.

Iranian student saw Widjaja on roof An Iranian PhD student, Ms Lobna Kamyab, next saw Mr Widjaja while she was on her way to a laboratory along a common corridor one floor below. He was ahead of her, climbing onto a parapet ledge. His clothes were soaked and he was dripping blood from an 'awful wound' on his right wrist, she told the court. The autopsy showed that it was a deep cut 7.5cm long. ... more

A door opened at the other end of the corridor in the Nanyang Technological University's School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and she saw a former teacher, Associate Professor Cheah Chien Chern, striding out.

He too had heard the cries for help.

Ms Kusopalin recalled that the door to another office then opened and she saw Associate Professor Chan Kap Luk, 45, backing out, his shirt heavily soaked with blood. Prof Chan staggered toward Prof Cheah, who saw that he was gripping a broken knife blade in his right hand. Frightened by the blood, Ms Kusopalin turned and ran.

Ms Kusopalin was one of seven witnesses who took the stand on Friday on the third day of the coroner's inquiry into the death of Indonesian undergraduate David Hartanto Widjaja, 21.

Their separate accounts pieced together the events of March 2, when Mr Widjaja allegedly attacked Prof Chan before falling to his death minutes later from four storeys.

Prof Chan told the courtroom that he asked Prof Cheah to call the police and an ambulance. When Mr Widjaja stepped out of his office moments later, he pointed at the young man and shouted: 'Can someone get the student?'

Mr Widjaja pointed at the injured professor and hurled some words after him. Prof Chan told the half-filled courtroom: 'I cannot recall his exact words but he said something that sounded like he was blaming me - that I was the one who started this.'

The hearing continues on Monday.

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Cornoner's inquiry into NTU student's death fall: Body had 36 wounds

May 21, 2009

Cornoner's inquiry into NTU student's death fall

Body had 36 wounds

Pathologist asked if cuts could have been inflicted during a struggle

By Sujin Thomas & Kimberly Spykerman
		The dead student's (from left) older brother William Widjaja, mother Huang Lixian and father Hartanto Widjaja were at the hearing yesterday, seeking answers to his death. -- ST PHOTOS: WONG KWAI CHOW

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WHEN he was found below a bridge at the Nanyang Technological University, undergraduate David Hartanto Widjaja had more than 36 wounds on his body.

About the case Nanyang Technological University undergraduate David Hartanto Widjaja, 21, was found dead after falling from a bridge on campus on March 2. Mr Widjaja, an Indonesian national, was in his final year at NTU's School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. ... more Close friend also on the stand Also on the stand on Wednesday was a close friend of Mr Widjaja, fellow Indonesian undergraduate Hardian Setiawan Winata. The final-year student described his friend as a hard worker in his first year at university. However, he added that subsequently, Mr Widjaja appeared distracted and spent a lot of time in his room playing computer games, often skipping tutorials as a result. ... more

Many of these were cuts on his arms and hands, as well as abrasions, a packed Coroner's Court was told on Wednesday at the start of a five-day inquest into circumstances surrounding the Indonesian undergrad's death on March 2.

The 21-year-old final-year student at the university's School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering fell four storeys to his death that morning. He allegedly had a quarrel earlier with his final-year project (FYP) supervisor, Associate Professor Chan Kap Luk, during which the latter was stabbed.

On Wednesday, pathologist Dr Marian Wang, who carried out an autopsy on Mr Widjaja, said the undergraduate suffered several other injuries, including a fractured breast bone.

These, she said, were consistent with someone who had fallen from a height.

Based on what she found, Dr Wang, the registrar of the Centre for Forensic Medicine of the Health Sciences Authority, concluded that Mr Widjaja had died from multiple injuries, she told the court yesterday.

Asked about the cuts on the student's arms and hands, Dr Wang said they could have been inflicted while he was involved in a struggle with another party to gain control of a knife. Some wounds may have also been self-inflicted, she added.

During cross-examination, lawyer Shashi Nathan, who represents the Widjaja family - they were in court on Wednesday, along with Indonesian media and embassy representatives - asked Dr Wang whether some injuries were defensive in nature.

She denied this initially, saying that injuries sustained in self-defence are 'usually accompanied by stab wounds or deep cuts. These are absent in this case'.

Under persistent questioning, however, she said she could not rule out such a possibility.

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Coroner's inquiry into NTU student's death fall: Prof recounts knife attack

May 21, 2009
Coroner's inquiry into NTU student's death fall
Prof recounts knife attack
By Sujin Thomas & Kimberly Spykerman

The professor suffered a cut on the tendon of his right index finger and needed five stitches for the wound on his back. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG

NANYANG Technological University (NTU) student David Hartanto Widjaja turned up unexpectedly at his professor's office on March 2 morning, after avoiding him for a week to discuss his final year project.

About the case
# Nanyang Technological University undergraduate David Hartanto Widjaja, 21, was found dead after falling from a bridge on campus on March 2.

# Mr Widjaja, an Indonesian national, was in his final year at NTU's School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
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He was supposed to see Associate Professor Chan Kap Luk on Feb 26 morning together with several other final year students but he didn't show up. Prof Chan then moved the meeting to the next morning but this had to be rescheduled to 2pm that day as the professor was engaged with two other students that morning. Widjaja did not come in the afternoon.

Three days later, he walked into Prof Chan's office at 10.25am. What followed was an exchange which ended in Prof Chan, 45, being stabbed and the 21-year-old electrical and electronic engineering undergraduate falling four storeys to his death from a bridge.

Prof Chan who was Widjaja's project supervisor, recounted the moments leading to attack on that fateful morning in his conditional statement when he took the stand on Thursday on Day Two of a coroner's inquiry into the Indonesian student's death fall.

He told a packed courtroom that Widjaja came to his office on March 2 morning, saying he wanted to discuss his final year project. Widjaja then produced a thumb drive, claiming his work was stored in it. Prof Chan had problem running the programme on his computer, which showed nothing. To which, Mr Widjaja insisted that he had indeed done the project.

During the exchange, Prof Chan noticed that Widjaja's voice was turning shaky. Moments later, when his back was turned against Widjaja, he felt several hits on his back. He spun around and saw Widjaja wielding an 18-cm knife coming for him. Prof Chan said he tried to block with his arm and fell to the floor.

He said Widjaja attacked him again but he managed to grab the knife, breaking the blade from the handle. A struggle followed, during which Widjaja fell back and hit a metal filing cabinet in the room.

The professor then tried to run out of the office but was blocked by Widjaja. He managed to push Widjaja aside and ran towards the students' graduation office a few metres away. While being tended to by staff, Prof Chan said it was then that he realised that he had been stabbed in the back by Widjaja.

The professor suffered a cut on the tendon of his right index finger and needed five stitches for the wound on his back. He was given 20 days' medical leave.

Prof Chan said that as he was running away from Widjaja, he glanced back briefly and heard the Indonesian student shouting from the door way that he blamed the professor for the whole incident.

He said he did not know what happened to Widjaja as he was rushed to hospital, and only found out he had died from the news.

The inquiry continues.

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Four key witnesses to testify for David

Four key witnesses to testify for David

The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Mon, 04/27/2009 9:01 PM | National

In an attempt to convince judges that David Hartanto Widjaja, an Indonesian student who died at the Nanyang Technology University (NTU) campus in Singapore in March, did not commit suicide, his family will present four additional key witnesses at a coroner's inquest in Singapore from May 20-26.

David was found dead after allegedly committing suicide at his campus in Singapore, where he was reportedly having difficulties with his studies. According to witnesses, the student died after jumping from a balcony of a campus building.

The university said David was under stress because his grades had dropped due to his addiction to online games and he was in danger of losing his scholarship.

In a statement issued shortly after his death, it was claimed David was in a meeting at the office of his mentor, Professor Chan Kap Luk, when he went berserk and stabbed his teacher in the back. He then left the office, stabbed himself repeatedly, then jumped off the balcony, the university claims.

David’s parents, however, have insisted their son was murdered, denying he would never commit suicide and claiming they had evidence to prove it. They will underline the oddities found at the crime scene.

The family and an independent verification team filed the case with the coroner’s court last week and gathered their own witnesses to support their case.

“One of the witnesses is a professor whose office is located next to Chan’s. The professor, named Chang Chong Wah, said he thought there was no reason at all for David to commit suicide because he was working on a high-profile, PhD-caliber project,” the team’s leader, Iwan Piliang, said Monday in Jakarta.

David was working on a Computer Vision (CV) technology project, mostly applied in the entertainment and military industries, at the time of his death.

“David was a genius and he never complained of any problems with his studies at all. Before he died, we had regular talks and I did not notice any stress at all in him,” David’s older brother William said.

The team also said they had found many unexplainable oddities at the crime scene. For instance, even though the NTU statement said David was the aggressor, Chan had fewer wounds than David.

“Chan had only five wounds on his body while David had 36. Most of them were on his right arm,” Iwan said.

“However, the latter fact does not match the fact David was right-handed. If it was true he cutg himself after stabbing Chan, then the wounds should be on his left arm.”

He added there was no blood at all found near the balcony, which many said David had climbed prior to jumping.

“David had so many cuts and bled profusely, there should have been blood in the area surrounding the balcony,” Iwan said.

The inquest is a vital part of David’s family’s search for justice to clear his name. If the court rules David’s death was indeed suicide, the case will be closed. If it suspects foul play, a further investigation will take place.

Inquests are common in the Singaporean judicial system. They have the ability to limit the state’s power in stopping an investigation into a case. (hdt)

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Family of NTU student questions police about university's statement

Family of NTU student questions police about university's statement
By Nurviana Mubtadi, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 23 April 2009 1907 hrs

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SINGAPORE: The family of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) student David Widjaja, who fell to his death last month, met with Singapore police on Thursday.

One of their main concerns is the release of a statement by the university about the events leading to Widjaja's death before police investigations were completed.

Widjaja's parents and brother, William Widjaja, met DSP Avadiar Pongenan - the head of investigations at Jurong Police division - for two hours.

They were accompanied by their lawyer, Shashi Nathan, and an Indonesian Embassy official, Yayan Mulyana.

Early last month, 21-year-old Widjaja was found dead after he fell from a campus building.

NTU released a statement that the student had allegedly stabbed his final-year project supervisor Chan Kap Luk before jumping to his death. It is an account the family has rejected.

The family said it was inappropriate for the university to have done so as police were still investigating the case.

A coroner's inquiry into the student's death has been set for next month.

- CNA/yt

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Chan Kap Luk to testify at inquiry

April 23, 2009

NTU STUDENT'S DEATH

Prof to testify at inquiry

Injured don will be one of about 16 witnesses at coroner's hearing

By Kimberly Spykerman
		The family of NTU student David Hartanto Widjaja, (from left) older brother William Widjaja, mother Huang Lixian and father Hartanto Widjaja, flew in from Jakarta to attend the hearing of the case yesterday. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

THE coroner's inquiry into the death of Nanyang Technological University student David Hartanto Widjaja - who allegedly stabbed his professor - will be held over five days next month.

The dates for the hearing have been set for May 20 to 22, 25 and 26.

Early last month, the 21-year-old Indonesian student, in his final year of studies at the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, fell four storeys to his death on campus.

Only minutes before, he was seen running out of his professor's office midway through a discussion, bleeding profusely.

The professor - Associate Professor Chan Kap Luk - had knife wounds and was taken to the National University Hospital.

On Wednesday, lawyer Shashi Nathan, who represents the Widjaja family, and State Counsel Shahla Iqbal, who is assisting the court in the inquiry, spent almost an hour in the chambers of State Coroner Victor Yeo before the matter was mentioned in open court.

The court heard that around 16 witnesses will take the stand.

Mr Nathan said that although the list has yet to be finalised, it is certain that Prof Chan will be one of those in the line-up.

He added that the pathologist who conducted the autopsy is likely to be the first witness.

Mr Widjaja's parents and older brother flew in from Jakarta on Tuesday to attend the hearing. At court, they were accompanied by Indonesian embassy officials. The family have also arranged to meet the head of investigations of the Jurong Police Division later today.

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NTU student's death fall: Family hires criminal lawyer

NTU student's death fall

Family hires criminal lawyer

Lawyer will hold watching brief at student's inquest

By Crystal Chan

April 16, 2009

PAINFUL: The parents and elder brother (in striped shirt) of David Hartanto Widjaja (below) laying flowers at the site where he fell to his death. ZAOBAO FILE PICTURE CONVINCED that he didn't kill himself, the family of David Hartanto Widjaja has hired veteran criminal lawyer Shashi Nathan to look after their interests. Mr Nathan, who heads Harry Elias Partnership's crime practice department, will hold a watching brief at the coroner's inquiry into the Indonesian student's death. Widjaja, 21, a final-year student in Nanyang Technological University (NTU), died after falling four storeys on campus on 2 Mar, after allegedly stabbing Associate Professor Chan Kap Luk. Prof Chan, 45, was supervising his final-year project at the time. Mr Nathan told The New Paper yesterday that the family hired him on Monday and he met officials from the Indonesian Embassy the same day. The inquiry date has not been set, but there will be a preliminary conference in the Subordinate Courts on Friday. Mr Nathan said: 'On Friday, I intend to ask for the inquiry to be adjourned as I need time to do my own enquiries and speak to witnesses. 'I have David's autopsy report and I'm also waiting for other forensic test results on the fingerprints and blood at the scene, as well as the knife allegedly used to stab Prof Chan. 'I'll be liaising with the investigators when the test results are out.' Mr Nathan said his clients are adamant that David did not commit suicide. He said: 'Since the incident happened, the story is that David jumped to his death after stabbing Prof Chan. 'But we still have to go through the coroner's inquiry so it's still premature to come to any conclusions. 'The forensic reports may shed more light on what actually happened.' If certain issues arise during the coroner's inquiry, the courts can direct the police to investigate further, said Mr Nathan. Widjaja's father, Mr Hartono Widjaja, said in Mandarin over the phone from Jakarta yesterday: 'My family doesn't believe David committed suicide after stabbing his professor. ' Mr Widjaja, 56, who works in the electronics sector, said his friends would pay his legal fees. He said his son's autopsy report showed there were 36 wounds to his body, of which 14 were knife-inflicted. 'I don't believe my son would hurt himself as there was no sign he was troubled. And it's just out of character for him to do that,' he said. Out of character 'He was a mild-mannered person. It's just too much for us to accept that he whipped out a knife and attacked someone before committing suicide.' The family is also asking why the autopsy report was given to NTU before it was e-mailed to them. An NTU spokesman said Widjaja's parents authorised the university to collect the autopsy report on 2 Apr. When The New Paper told Mr Widjaja of NTU's position, he insisted: 'I never gave NTU permission to collect the autopsy report. 'My understanding is that the Indonesian Embassy would collect the autopsy report, not NTU.' Attempts to reach the Indonesian Embassy for comment were unsuccessful. The Widjajas returned to Jakarta on Sunday after a four-day trip to Singapore to find out more about the incident. Mr Widjaja said: 'We wanted to see where our son died and to see Prof Chan.' Besides laying flowers at the site where David fell, the Widjajas, including elder son William, 24, a technician, tried to visit Prof Chan at his Jurong East condominium. What made them think that Prof Chan would welcome them? Mr Widjaja claimed that a local newspaper quoted Prof Chan as saying he was willing to meet the family. Puzzled But he claimed that they rang the doorbell at Prof Chan's unit on the 15th floor for 15 minutes, before a security guard showed up and told them to go to the guardhouse. The guard then phoned Prof Chan, who said he did not want to see the family. The Widjajas told a different version to The Straits Times. They said the condo's guard recognised them from their pictures in the newspapers and asked them to wait while he got in touch with Prof Chan. He returned a while later to say the professor did not want to see them. Prof Chan declined to comment when The New Paper called him. Mr Widjaja is puzzled at the professor's reticence. He said: 'We just want to know what happened that day and Prof Chan is the only witness. We don't understand why Prof Chan won't see us.' While in Singapore, the Widjajas also tried to meet NTU president Su Guaning. But NTU could not arrange a meeting as Dr Su was busy and offered to let the family see the senior associate provost in charge of undergraduate education instead. The family declined NTU's offer.

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Time for police and NTU to answer allegations in Jakarta Post article on David Widjaja

Time for police and NTU to answer allegations in Jakarta Post article on David Widjaja

Even before the investigations to the David Widjaja tragedy are completed, both NTU and the state media have already reached an unanimous verdict: that David attacked his professor and slashed his own wrists before plunging to his death.

In a desperate attempt to preserve NTU’s battered image, the state media went on a crusade to smear the name of David Widjaja by protraying him as a depressed, wayward and anti-social scholar who somehow lost himself in computer games.

Unfortunately, SPH’s reach has yet to reach Indonesia where its voracious media had been manufacturing conspiracy theories one after another to debunk its version of events.

In an article published on 14 April 2009, the Jakarta Post reported that the family of David Widjaja will take further legal action to investigate his death.

David’s family has rejected the story reported in the Singapore media , saying that the statement was based on the professor’s words only and that the director gave the statement before police completed their investigation.

David’s older brother William claimed that the family are “99 per cent sure” that David was murdered.

He also took issue with the Singapore police sending David’s autopsy report to them via NTU instead of the Indonesian Embassy as is the standard practice which raised doubts on both the legality and veracity of the report.

The family had unsuccessfully tried to meet Prof Su and Prof Chan during their visit to Singapore last week which raised questions as to Prof Chan’s persistent refusal to talk to the parents of his late student.

The Jakarta report contains a number of unsubstantiated allegations against the professionalism and integrity of the Singapore police and should be rebutted immediately to limit the damage already done to our international standing.

It has been 6 weeks since David’s death and the police has not completed their investigations. Given the intense public interest in the case, the police should step forward to reveal their findings to put the end to these baseless speculations and conspiracy theories once and for all.

The following questions need to be addressed urgently:

1. Were David’s wrists slashed as reported by the mainstream media?

2. David’s autopsy report revealed that there were 36 wounds to his body. Fourteen of them were knife-inflicted - were they all self inflicted?

3. Why did the police send David’s autopsy report to NTU instead of directly to the Indonesian Embassy? What is the usual standard practice in such cases?

4. Did David really jump to his death on his own or is there foul play involved?

While NTU has been most reticient on the matter, the controversial circumstances of David’s unnatural death continues to rag on at least in the internet chatrooms of Singapore and Indonesia.

As for the Singapore media, it will probably lose whatever shreds of credibility they have left if the case is brought up to the Singapore’s Coroners Court and the findings contradicts its original coverage.

A human life is lost. David’s family, as well as the public needs to know the truth. The Singapore media has proven itself to be most unreliable and untrustworthy. Can we trust our police force?

It is time for the police to come clean with us. Further delay in revealing their findings will only fuel more unhelpful speculations causing hurt to all parties concerned.

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“Team is confident that David’s death was not due to suicide…”

“Team is confident that David’s death was not due to suicide…”

Wednesday, 15 April 2009

The Verification Team in the case of the death of David Widjaja, an Indonesian undergraduate who died in Nanyang Technology University (NTU) of Singapore has established that David had been killed, rather than committed suicide.

The leader of the Verification Team, Iwan Piliang, announced this at the press conference held at Restoran Munik, Jl Matraman Raya, Jakarta Timur, on Monday (13 April 2009). David’s father, Hartono Widjaja, and his wife was present, along with his brother William Hartono.

According to Iwan, the team has done a reconstruction of the events surrounding David’s death. From the reconstruction, the team is confident that David’s death was not due to suicide as alleged by NTU. The autopsy that David’s family received indicated 36 gaping wounds, of which 14 were from stab wounds.

“In general, the injury is at the hands. The rest were bruises, including the neck region and internally,” Iwan explained.

The team, along with the family and correspondent, have also visited Singapore. The team had wanted to meet with the NTU officials, but were not entertained. A similar request to meet Professor Chan Kap
Luck, who was reported to have been wounded by David before he died, was also declined.

Meanwhile, the leader of Komnas Anak, Seto Mulyadi, and Bung Tomo of Bambang Sulistomo also voiced their support for a thorough investigation to provide satisfactory closure to this case. According
to Seto Mulyadi, David was an Indonesian asset whose efforts in winning the Mathematics Olympiad should be appreciated by the government.

“The Education and National Ministers should have given the family legal help, including financing for a lawyer. But nobody has bothered so far; POLRI (Indonesian Police), Depdiknas (Education Ministry) and
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should be actively involved and aiding the family, since it concerns the sovereignty of the country,” he added.



Original article:

Jakarta - Tim Verifikasi Kasus Kematian David Widjaja, mahasiswa RI yang tewas Nanyang Technology University (NTU), Singapura meyakini David dibunuh bukan bunuh diri.Dari hasil otopsi, di tubuh David ditemukan 36 luka tusukan.

Demikian disampaikan Ketua Tim Verifikasi Kasus Kematian David, Iwan Piliang, dalam jumpa persnya di Restoran Munik, Jl Matraman Raya, Jakarta Timur, Senin (13/4/2009). Orang tua David, Hartono Widjaja dan istri, serta kakaknya, Wiliam Hartono ikut hadir dalam jumpa pers tersebut.

Menurut Iwan, tim verifikasi ini sudah melakukan rekonstruksi kematian David. Hasil rekonstruksi, tim meyakini David tewas dibunuh bukan bunuh diri seperti dinyatakan oleh NTU. Dari hasil otopsi yang diterima keluarga, di tubuh David terdapat 36 tusukan, 14 di antaranya luka oleh pisau.

“Umumnya luka berada di bagian tangan. Sisanya, luka memar, termasuk di bagian leher dan luka dalam,” jelas Iwan

Tim bersama keluarga dan wartawan juga bertandang ke Singapura. Kunjungan tim ini untuk bertemu dengan pihak NTU, namun tidak diberi waktu. Penolakan tidak hanya oleh pihak NTU, tapi juga dari Profesor Chan Kap Luk. profesor yang diberitakan ditusuk oleh David sebelum mahasiswa ini meninggal.

Sementara itu, dukungan atas pengungkapan kasus tewasnya David Hartono ini juga mendapatkan dukungan dari Ketua Komnas Anak, Seto Mulyadi dan putra pahlawan Bung Tomo, Bambang Sulistomo. Kak Seto, panggilan akrab Seto Mulyadi menyatakan, David yang pernah menjadi juara Olimpiade Matematika merupakan aset bangsa Indonesia, seharusnya usahanya dihargai pemerintah.

“Sudah seharusnya Menteri Pendidikan dan Nasional turun tangan dan memberikan bantuan hukum, termasuk membantu pendanaan lawyer. Tapi ini semua pihak terkesan lepas tangan, Polri, Depdiknas dan Presiden SBY harus turun tangan, karena ini menjadi persoalan bangsa,” imbuhnya.

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Family to take legal action to investigate David's death

Family to take legal action to investigate David's death

The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Tue, 04/14/2009 2:56 PM | National

The family of David Hartanto, an Indonesian student accused of stabbing his professor at Singapore's Nanyang Technology University (NTU) before committing suicide, will take further legal steps to investigate his death.

"We are planning to hire a Singaporean lawyer to take this case to court," David's father, Hartono Widjaja, said in Jakarta on Monday, following the family's recent seven-day visit to Singapore to gather more information on the incident.

On March 3, David was found dead, after he plunged from the third floor of a building on the NTU campus.

NTU Director Su Guaning told the Singaporean media that David allegedly stabbed professor Chan Kap Luk before slitting his wrists and jumping to his death.

David's family has rejected the story, saying that the statement was based on the professor's words only and that the director gave the statement before police completed their investigation.

Blogger Iwan Piliang, who accompanied the family on their trip as the head of the case's verification team, said that the family might hire lawyer Shashi Nathan to take the case to Singapore's Coroners Court, which processes cases involving unnatural deaths before they are brought to the criminal court.

"We are hoping to gain an open verdict in the Coroner Courts," Iwan said.

He explained that an open verdict will open the gates for a further investigation of the case.

"We are 99 percent sure that David was murdered," David's older brother William said.

According to William, there is a number of suspicious facts regarding his brother's death. "David's autopsy report revealed that there were 36 wounds to his body. Fourteen of them were knife-inflicted," he said.

Last week, the Singaporean police sent David's autopsy report to his family. However, it was not sent through the Indonesian Embassy but through NTU, thus negating its legality.

"But we still have the autopsy photos," Iwan said, adding that the photos, which were made available on Facebook, contributed to suspicion surrounding the case.

During their trip to Singapore, the family also tried to meet Su Guaning. The director was not available and offered his senior associate provost in his place, but the family declined.

"We also tried to meet professor Chan Kap at his residence, but he too refused to meet us," William said.

The family also paid a visit to Singapore daily The Strait Times, in hopes of changing the public's view on the incident, Iwan said.

David's death received wide attention domestically and internationally after two other members of a NTU research team were found dead.

Five days after David's death, 24-year-old Chinese national Zhou Zheng, an NTU project officer, was found hanging in the balcony of his apartment.

Then, a 29-year-old student was struck and killed by a vehicle near the campus.

Some members of the House of Representatives have demanded the government directly file a complaint with the Singaporean government. (dis)

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Widjaja family visit Prof Chan’s condo

Widjaja family visit Prof Chan’s condo

Sunday, 12 April 2009

Choo Zheng Xi & Deborah Choo

Desperate for information on the circumstances surrounding their son’s death, David Widjaja’s family arrived in Singapore on Wednesday hoping to meet with Professor Chan Kap Lup. The Professor was David’s mentor at the Nanyang Technological University who was allegedly stabbed by David before the latter fell to his death on March 2.

On Friday, David Widjaja’s parents, brother and an uncle paid a surprise visit to Professor Chan Kap Lup’s home, accompanied by several members of the Indonesian press.

The group arrived at the professor’s condominium in the afternoon at about 3.30pm, hoping to meet with the professor to ask him about what had taken place on March 2 at his office in NTU which led to the alleged stabbing and David’s death.

Affixed to the top right corner of the entrance outside Professor Chan’s house was a small CCTV camera. William rang the doorbell and the family waited expectantly. They were answered with silence.

It was the second time that the family of David Widjaja was in Singapore. The family’s first visit was on March 3 – the day after the stabbing incident.

Expressing his disappointment, William Widjaja, David’s brother, told TOC outside Professor Chan’s house that all he wants is clarity on what took place in the professor’s office on March 2. “I just want to ask him what exactly happened in the room”, said David’s father.

In an interview with TOC earlier in the day, the family said they had also planned to meet several of David’s friends, NTU President Dr. Su Guaning, the police and the press.

David’s relationship with his friends were very good, his father said. “It’s impossible that he committed suicide by jumping down a building and he wouldn’t use a knife to stab anyone,” he insisted. “Definitely, he won’t.”

“We want to find proof that David did not commit suicide”, said William.

Earlier, they told TOC that they were paying the Straits Times office in Toa Payoh a visit as well. William said the purpose was to “clarify” certain reports carried by the local media which they felt were “misleading”. These included assertions by the media that David Widjaja had stabbed the professor, slit his own wrists, and committed suicide by jumping to his death. ”The police are still investigating this case and the results [have not been] released yet,” explained William. “So how can the media report that David stabbed the professor, slit his wrists and committed suicide?” Asked if they were considering taking legal actions against the Singapore media, William said they were not and only wanted to clarify some “wrong statements in the Singapore media.”

The family feels that many questions are still unanswered. Having received the autopsy report via the mail on April 4 from NTU, they were puzzled at why the autopsy was not sent directly to them. Asked if they had authorised NTU to collect the report on their behalf, William said, “We didn’t.” His father also insisted that the family did not give any such authorisation.

“The police only told us when they would be giving us the autopsy report,” said David’s father. “They said it would take one month.” He explained that the report should have been passed to the Indonesian embassy in Singapore and the embassy would then be the one which passes it to the family. “It is strange why the autopsy report was given by the police to NTU and not the Indonesian embassy,” said William. They were told by experts in Indonesia that the report would have to be “legalised” first by the embassy before it could be given to the family.

They have sent the autopsy report to medical experts in Indonesia. “The report mostly contained medical terms. Thus, we will seek professional help to decipher them,” William had told The Jakarta Post. The results are yet to be released.

William mentioned that his cousin knew a friend in NTU who told him that there was an Iranian girl who witnessed David’s fall, and that the family would like to get in touch with her but have so far not been able to. William, however, said they did not know if the story was true. They are also appealing for eyewitnesses to step forward and contact them.

The family returns to Indonesia on Sunday morning.

As of now, TOC has not been able to contact NTU because of the holiday. A separate notification will be put up once we have managed to contact NTU.

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Widjaja's Family seeks clarifications

Family seeks clarifications

Friday • April 10, 2009

Teo Xuanwei

xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg

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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David Widjaja’s autopsy report released, results not disclosed

David Widjaja’s autopsy report released, results not disclosed

Tuesday, 7 April 2009

By Terence Lee / Deputy Editor

THE file on David Widajaja’s case remains wide open.

While the autopsy report on his death has finally been released, the details of what transpired during the alleged stabbing incident remains sketchy.

The family received the autopsy report on 4th April (Saturday) from Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

Without revealing much details to the public, the report has been sent to a team of doctors in Jakarta for analysis, says William Widjaja in a TOC interview on 6th April.

They did so because they could not understand the medical terms used in the document, he claimed. William also declined a request to send a copy of the report to TOC, saying “it’s better to leave it to the professionals.”

Nevertheless, a press conference will be held once the results are known. This was deemed necessary by the family as many Indonesians are clamouring to know what has happened.

“They all want justice for David,” he said.

William’s family is still grieving over David’s death (for background information on the stabbing incident, click here). Despite the completion of investigations by the Singapore Police Force (SPF), William is disappointed over the way the they have handled the case.

He is puzzled over why the police needs one month to come up with the report. According to him, an autopsy report in Indonesia usually takes about two days to complete.

It was David’s family that took the initiative to ask the SPF for the report.

They called the Indonesian embassy on 2nd April and asked for their help in checking with the SPF about the status of the investigations. The SPF replied by saying that they will send the autopsy report to Nanyang Technological University (NTU), which will then pass one copy to David’s family.

According to the Jakarta Post, the family received the report on the 6th April via email.

However, William wonders why the SPF cannot send the report directly to them.

“The police must contact us, and they need to tell us and give some explanation to us,” he said.

While calm throughout most of the interview with TOC, William sounded upset as he expressed displeasure at the way the Singapore media has handled the coverage so far. He went into a tirade over how he felt the mainstream media jumped to the conclusion that David was the aggressor.

“It’s very, very unfair,” he said before finally calming down.

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NTU prof Chan Kap Luk still recovering

NTU prof Chan Kap Luk still recovering

It appears that the mainstream media is back on a publicity campaign to salvage the battered image of NTU. While previously it has used “allegedly” to describe the incident, it has now conveniently omitted it altogether and reach a verdict on its own without revealing the autopsy report and the police’s investigations.

After a few more rounds of spins and propaganda, the version of “truth” which will remain imprinted in the minds of the public is: Widjaja knifed Prof Chan in his back and later fell to his death while it should be written like this:

“Widjaja allegedly knifed Prof Chan in his back and later fell to his death. However, no witnesses were present and Prof Chan’s claims cannot be independently verified as for now till the police complete their investigations.

It’s a shame that our most unprofessional journalists do not have the basic sense of human decency to show some respect for the deceased. In its desperate attempts to protect the establishment, they will go to any lengths to smear the names of the innocent, including the dead who cannot speak up in defence for themselves.

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THE Nanyang Technological University professor who was stabbed by his final-year project student last month, is still on medical leave but is in contact with his students.

Professor Chan Kap Luk, 45, from the NTU’s School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), is still recovering and has yet to resume full teaching responsibilities, said NTU on Monday in response to queries from straitstimes.com.

Prof Chan continues ‘to maintain contact with some of his students via email and phone calls,’ NTU said.

The professor was knifed in the back during a final-year project discussion with Indonesian student David Hartanto Widjaja on the morning of March 2.

Widjaja, 21, a fourth-year engineering student at NTU, later fell to his death after the attack.

Prof Chan, who suffered injuries to his back and right hand, was discharged from National University Hospital three days after the attack. He had earlier said he would be taking a break before returning to work.

Prof Chan’s workload has since been delegated to other faculty members.

‘Since the incident, a co-supervised final year project (FYP) has been taken over by the co-supervisor, while the remaining projects have been re-allocated to other faculty members within the same division’, NTU said.

Asked if NTU was reviewing its policies on FYP meetings between students and professors, an NTU spokesman said the School of EEE is looking into whether more effective means can be developed to support its students and staff.

NTU also said it continues to provide support for foreign students ease into a new environment through its International Students Centre and the Student Affairs Office.

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NTU prof still recovering

April 6, 2009
NTU prof still recovering
By Derrick Ho

THE Nanyang Technological University professor who was stabbed by his final-year project student last month, is still on medical leave but is in contact with his students.

Professor Chan Kap Luk, 45, from the NTU's School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), is still recovering and has yet to resume full teaching responsibilities, said NTU on Monday in response to queries from straitstimes.com.

Prof Chan continues 'to maintain contact with some of his students via email and phone calls,' NTU said.

The professor was knifed in the back during a final-year project discussion with Indonesian student David Hartanto Widjaja on the morning of March 2.

Widjaja, 21, a fourth-year engineering student at NTU, later fell to his death after the attack.

Prof Chan, who suffered injuries to his back and right hand, was discharged from National University Hospital three days after the attack. He had earlier said he would be taking a break before returning to work.

Prof Chan's workload has since been delegated to other faculty members.

'Since the incident, a co-supervised final year project (FYP) has been taken over by the co-supervisor, while the remaining projects have been re-allocated to other faculty members within the same division', NTU said.

Asked if NTU was reviewing its policies on FYP meetings between students and professors, an NTU spokesman said the School of EEE is looking into whether more effective means can be developed to support its students and staff.

NTU also said it continues to provide support for foreign students ease into a new environment through its International Students Centre and the Student Affairs Office.

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Singapore sends autopsy report to David’s family

Singapore sends autopsy report to David’s family

The Jakarta Post , JAKARTA | Sat, 04/04/2009 11:48 AM | National

Singapore’s Nanyang Technology University (NTU) has finally sent the autopsy report of David Hartanto Widjaja, an Indonesian student who died on its campus last month, to his family.

“We have received a scanned copy of the report by e-mail,” William Hartanto, David’s older brother, told The Jakarta Post on Friday by telephone.

He added that at first the university had offered to send the report by a courier service.

“The report mostly contained medical terms. Thus, we will seek professional help to decipher them,” William said, refusing to divulge the contents of the report.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Teguh Wardoyo said his office received no notification regarding the report.

“It was Singapore’s initiative to send it directly to the family and we cannot object to that,” he said.

On March 3, 2008, David was found dead after plunging from the third floor of a building on the NTU campus.

Singaporean authorities believe that the young man slashed his wrist and jumped to his death after stabbing a professor.

However, his family has refused to believe this story, saying that David was not the kind of person who would act violently towards another person or himself.

“There were no eyewitnesses who saw my brother stab the professor or jump from the third floor. The reports were all based on the professor’s own words,” William said earlier this week.
He added that when he flew to Singapore to claim the body, he saw no indication that his brother had tried to slash his wrist.

“There was no blood flowing from his hands or arms, but there was some on his backside and legs, so why did they say he slashed his wrists?” he said.

William says that Singaporean authorities made it difficult for the family, who flew to Singapore a day after the incident, to see David’s body.

“The scene was immediately cleared and we were not allowed to see the body of David right away,” he said.

Two other deaths on the NTU campus came soon after David’s. Zhou Zheng, a 24-year old researcher at the university’s laboratory was found hanging, dead, in an apartment on the campus.

Not long after, 29 year-old Hu Kunlun, another researcher, was hit by a car on his way to the campus. Both researchers were Chinese citizens.

The incident has caused a stir among Indonesians, with conspiracy theories being circulated and talk of revolutionary technology being invented by the 21-year old David.

Blogger Iwan Piliang has suggested that the confiscation of David’s computer and cellular phone by the Singaporean police proves that David’s thesis, which involved three-dimensional face recognition technology, was of high economic value.

“There may have been people with vested interests behind David’s death because of his research findings,” he told journalists earlier this week.

Yayan Mulyana, spokesperson for the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore, said that the embassy was yet to receive the autopsy report.

“We will ensure that the investigation is well conducted and that David’s family will obtain justice in this case,” he said. (dis)

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