Complex sentence: Following a change of government in late 2001, the police began to investigate the attack; however, eight of the thirteen suspects absconded, and Hazari himself went into hiding, having just lost his seat in the general election.
Split into simpler sentences: Following a change of government in late 2001, the police began to investigate the attack. However, eight of the thirteen suspects absconded, including Hazari, who had lost his seat in the general election.